Ludlow soldier sacked and pal faces jail after thefts

A drunken shoplifting spree in Ludlow has led to a teenage soldier being sacked from the Army and another man facing a possible prison sentence.

William Jones, 18, and Quaid Bundy, 21, were caught on CCTV.

They were seen stealing alcohol and food from three shops last month.

The pair were arrested by police following the thefts on the evening of May 16 after both had been out drinking.

Magistrates at Telford were told the security alarm was activated as Bundy left the One-Stop shop at Gravel Hill just before 8pm with goods worth £22.50.

Later both men were at the One-Stop shop in Tower Street where Bundy took beer worth £14 and Jones stole alcohol worth £12. Later Jones was filmed stealing a £3 baguette from the Spar in Castle Street.

Yesterday both admitted two charges of shoplifting and were given a conditional discharge for a year and ordered to pay £85 costs.

Jones, of Maple Close, Ludlow, was also ordered to pay £15 in compensation, and Bundy, of Housman Crescent, Ludlow, had to pay a total of £36.50.

Bundy was said to be in breach of a 40-week prison sentence, suspended for two years in November, 2010, at Caernarvon Crown Court, for offences of assault causing actual bodily harm.

Mr Ian Easthope, who was representing both men, said Jones was a member of his regiment's boxing team, but had now lost his career.

Magistrates said the question of whether Bundy's suspended sentence should be activated was a decision for a crown court.