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| Singer in court over 'gun threat' | Singer in court over 'gun threat' |
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| Folk singer Meic Stevens threatened to shoot a Pembrokeshire hotel manager when she refused him another drink, a court has heard. | Folk singer Meic Stevens threatened to shoot a Pembrokeshire hotel manager when she refused him another drink, a court has heard. |
| A police armed response unit was called and an air pistol recovered from the room at the Old Cross Hotel in St David's where he was staying. | A police armed response unit was called and an air pistol recovered from the room at the Old Cross Hotel in St David's where he was staying. |
| Duty manager Victoria Skeats told Haverfordwest magistrates Mr Stevens had also used offensive language. | Duty manager Victoria Skeats told Haverfordwest magistrates Mr Stevens had also used offensive language. |
| Mr Stevens, 64, of Cardiff, denies a charge of using threatening behaviour. | Mr Stevens, 64, of Cardiff, denies a charge of using threatening behaviour. |
| Miss Skeats said on the evening of 5 March this year Mr Stevens - a fixture on the Welsh language folk music scene since the 1960s - was dining in the restaurant at the hotel. | Miss Skeats said on the evening of 5 March this year Mr Stevens - a fixture on the Welsh language folk music scene since the 1960s - was dining in the restaurant at the hotel. |
| He called me a racist and said I was finished in Pembrokeshire Victoria Skeats | He called me a racist and said I was finished in Pembrokeshire Victoria Skeats |
| She told the court that at one point "he snapped", he was drunk and using offensive language. | She told the court that at one point "he snapped", he was drunk and using offensive language. |
| When Mr Stevens finished his meal, he moved to the bar area and Miss Skeats told him she would not serve him any more alcohol. | When Mr Stevens finished his meal, he moved to the bar area and Miss Skeats told him she would not serve him any more alcohol. |
| "He called me a racist and said I was finished in Pembrokeshire," Miss Skeats said. | "He called me a racist and said I was finished in Pembrokeshire," Miss Skeats said. |
| "He said he was going to blow my brains out with a gun he had upstairs. I was absolutely terrified - I was just sick to my stomach." | "He said he was going to blow my brains out with a gun he had upstairs. I was absolutely terrified - I was just sick to my stomach." |
| Defending Pembrokeshire-born Mr Stevens, Wyn Rees said that his client's version of events was totally contradictory. | Defending Pembrokeshire-born Mr Stevens, Wyn Rees said that his client's version of events was totally contradictory. |
| Mr Rees put it to Miss Skeats that she had said to Mr Stevens: "Why are all you Welshies racist?" | Mr Rees put it to Miss Skeats that she had said to Mr Stevens: "Why are all you Welshies racist?" |
| 'Very alarmed' | 'Very alarmed' |
| He told the court it had just been a row between the two of them and she was never threatened with a gun. | He told the court it had just been a row between the two of them and she was never threatened with a gun. |
| But Miss Skeats denied making the "Welshies" comment and said: "I only called the police when I was in fear of my life." | But Miss Skeats denied making the "Welshies" comment and said: "I only called the police when I was in fear of my life." |
| Magistrates also heard evidence from Gwilym Roberts, who had called at the hotel with his wife. | Magistrates also heard evidence from Gwilym Roberts, who had called at the hotel with his wife. |
| He told the court they had witnessed Mr Stevens threatening to shoot Miss Skeats. | He told the court they had witnessed Mr Stevens threatening to shoot Miss Skeats. |
| "I was very alarmed, I was concerned for my safety, my wife's safety and for Vikki," he said. | "I was very alarmed, I was concerned for my safety, my wife's safety and for Vikki," he said. |
| Air pistol | Air pistol |
| The three of them locked themselves in the bar as Mr Stevens had gone upstairs and waited for police to arrive. | The three of them locked themselves in the bar as Mr Stevens had gone upstairs and waited for police to arrive. |
| At 0200 GMT an armed response unit went up to Mr Stevens' room and woke him. | At 0200 GMT an armed response unit went up to Mr Stevens' room and woke him. |
| The court was told that he said to one officer: "Do you know who I am? Dyfed-Powys Police, you are in big trouble." | |
| Mr Stevens was arrested and taken to Haverfordwest Police Station. A gas-operated Walther air pistol was recovered from his room, magistrates heard. | Mr Stevens was arrested and taken to Haverfordwest Police Station. A gas-operated Walther air pistol was recovered from his room, magistrates heard. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |