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The british Weekly, Sat. January 12, 2019 Page 1 Golden night for the Brits at the Globes - page 5 California’s British Accent ™ - Since 1984 Saturday, January 12, 2019 • Number 1765 Always Free MORE SHAME FOR FADING ROONEY Former England star blames ‘disorientation’ due to sleeping tablets for airport arrest FORMER England football captain Wayne Rooney faced humiliation this week after it emerged he was arrested in the United States for being drunk and swearing in public. Former Manchester tablets mixed with some having “an unbelievable United star Rooney, alcohol consumption day at Riyadh Formula E 33, who now plays for and consequently was Saudi Arabia Grand”. MLS outfit DC United, disorientated on arrival. He was held at was detained near He was approached by Washington Dulles Washington’s main police who arrested him Airport during the international airport for on a minor misdemeanour incident, which is deemed “public intoxication” charge. a Class 4 misdemeanor on December 16, it was “He received a under US law. A revealed. The footballer statutory automatic fine spokesman for Loudoun was released before and was released shortly County Sheriff’s Office later being ordered to afterwards at the airport. confirmed Rooney pay a $25 fine and $91 The matter is now at an was taken into custody in costs. And this week end. “on a charge of public embarrassing pictures intoxication stemming were released of Rooney private jet from an arrest by the in a police mugshot, “Wayne would like Metropolitan Washington wearing what is believed to put on record his Airports Authority ROONEY: the footballer is currently 15 months into a two-year ban to be a police issue T-shirt. appreciation for the Police”. stemming from a drink driving arrest in Cheshire in 2017 However, his spokesman manner he was treated by The spokesman added: yesterday claimed the all involved.” “He was later released on matter but we believe of his punishment. team in June 2018. He arrest came after Rooney Rooney had been a personal recognisance this is a private matter for He was given a driving is being paid a reported was left “disorientated” returning on a private bond.” Wayne that DC United ban of two years after £46million for his US deal, by prescribed sleeping jet from a trip to Saudi A spokesman for DC will handle internally. being caught nearly three making him one of the tablets he had taken on a Arabian capital Riyadh, United said: “We are We have no further times over the drink-drive highest-paid players in flight from Saudi Arabia where he had been a guest aware of the news reports comment.” limit by Cheshire Police in the league’s history. while drinking. at a grand prix. The star indicating that Wayne Rooney is currently September 2017 at 2.10am. Given the minor nature The spokesman said: had posted a picture of Rooney was arrested in 15 months into a drink- Rooney joined MLS club of Rooney’s incident, MLS, “During the flight himself on a private jet on December. driving ban and had DC United after signing a which owns all player Wayne took a prescribed social media on December “We understand the carried out 100 hours of three-and-a half year deal contracts, likely won’t take amount of sleeping 15, writing that he was media’s interest in this community service as part with the Washington any disciplinary action. News from Britain 2-5 • Meet a Member 8 • Crossword 8 • Stargazing 9 • Sudoku 9 • Brits in LA 10 • Sean Borg 11• Sport 18-20 Page 2 The british Weekly, Sat. January 12, 2019 News from Britain Suspect was ‘paranoid’ when he murdered man in front of son A man accused of remanded him in custody. Miss Mitchell denied stabbing a train Mr Pencille is accused the charge, with the court passenger to death in of attacking Mr Pomeroy told she would claim she front of his 14 year old at lunchtime on Friday. did not know what Mr son sat on the floor of The pair allegedly got into Pencille had allegedly the dock and claimed he a row as they boarded done. was hearing voices when a train at Guildford’s The couple were he appeared in court on London Road station. arrested at an address in Wednesday. Mr Pomeroy is thought Farnham on Saturday Darren Pencille, 35, to have followed Mr morning, around 16 claimed he felt “paranoid” Pencille from one carriage hours after the attack on when he appeared at into another one before the train. Staines magistrates’ court, being stabbed. Following their charged with stabbing appearance at magistrates’ Lee Pomeroy, an IT ‘quality time’ court, the pair were taken consultant, nine times. Mr Pomeroy, who separately to Guildford Wearing a grey tracksuit would have celebrated Crown Court where and black thick-rimmed his 52nd birthday the they both made a brief ‘An honourable man’: Lee Pomeroy (above) was stabbed to death on a train glasses, Mr Pencille day after the attack, had appearance. last Friday. (Below) the accused Darren Pencille and his girlfriend Chelsea initially stood, flanked by been heading to London Mitchell, who is accused of helping him following the incident two guards in the dock. to spend some “quality UK ‘safer’ He spoke to give time” with his son, who Mr Pencille spoke his date of birth and cradled him as he lay to confirm his name nationality and told the dying. and was remanded in court he had no fixed He was described by his custody until Feb 7. Miss address. family as “an honourable Mitchell appeared in the But then he dropped man and would always same court, around five to the floor of the dock, help somebody who was minutes later. She smiled telling the magistrates: in trouble”. at friends in the public “People are making me In a statement, the gallery before again only paranoid. Can I just talk family said he was speaking to confirm her to you like this?” a cultured man, who name. Turning to the public loved his wife Svetlana There was no gallery, which was packed Pomeroy (50). “He was a application for bail and with journalists, he said: devoted family man and she was remanded in “The people are making did everything for his custody to appear before me paranoid. They look family,” they said. Guildford Crown Court like they are filming, Chelsea Mitchell, Mr on the same date. recording me for no Pencille’s girlfriend, also In an online message She said: “I love how smile, how they take care to build families, plus reason.” He added: “I’m appeared in court charged before her husband’s people here wish to be of nature. there are laws to support paranoid. I’m hearing with assisting him death, Mrs. Pomeroy said hospitable, how they “People still tend women.” voices.” following the incident by she was impressed with He did not enter pleas picking him up in her car the British public and had and Helen Mattey, the and helping him change moved to the UK because Hardy Amies goes into administration chairman of the bench, his appearance. it was safer. Men’s tailor Hardy rights. Olympic squad. 171 Pier Ave. Ste. 121 • Santa Monica CA 9005 Amies has gone into Sir Hardy, who died in He also designed the Tel: (310) 452 2621 • Fax: (310) 314-7653 administration for the 2003, founded the firm costumes for Stanley [email protected] second time in its 73-year initially as a men’s shop Kubrik’s 1968 sci-fi epic www.british-weekly.com • Twitter/BritishWeekly history. at 14 Savile Row in 1946, 2001: A Space Odyssey. 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