{"id":17749,"date":"2017-02-21T18:40:11","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T18:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=17749"},"modified":"2017-02-21T18:40:11","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T18:40:11","slug":"man-jailed-stealing-plastic-plants-john-lewis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/02\/21\/man-jailed-stealing-plastic-plants-john-lewis\/","title":{"rendered":"Man jailed for stealing plastic plants from John Lewis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_17753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17753\" style=\"width: 438px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-17753\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/JohnLewisPic-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"johnlewispic\" width=\"438\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/JohnLewisPic-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/JohnLewisPic-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/JohnLewisPic-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/JohnLewisPic-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/JohnLewisPic-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/JohnLewisPic.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17753\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/JohnLewisPic-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"johnlewispic\" width=\"438\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/JohnLewisPic-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/JohnLewisPic-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/JohnLewisPic-770x576.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/JohnLewisPic-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/JohnLewisPic-293x219.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/02\/JohnLewisPic.jpg 1027w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/noscript> John Lewis&#8217; department store in Cardiff. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/joncandy\/5543186254\">Credit: Jon Candy<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A MAN\u00a0has been jailed for two weeks after pleading guilty to stealing artificial plants from John Lewis in Cardiff.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mark John Fisher, 49, of Ilfracombe Crescent, Llanrumney stole\u00a0two artificial plants from the John Lewis store in the St David\u2019s Centre last night.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fisher walked into the department store after drinking a large bottle of beer, two bottles of spirits and had taken diamorphine, Cardiff Magistrates Court heard.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Security cameras captured Mr Fisher moving through different areas of the store before putting the two artificial plants into his bag and trying to leave.<\/span><br \/>\nWhen stopped at the entrance, he said he was sorry and that he had forgot to pay for the two plants.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr Fisher\u2019s defence claimed that he suffered from anxiety and memory loss and he was able to remember some of the incident but not all of it.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The court also heard that Mr Fisher had a long history of alcohol and drug abuse, with several prior convictions relating to the possession of class A drugs.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Magistrates originally ruled on a six week sentence, but this was reduced to four weeks due to his guilty plea. The court heard that he would serve half of this sentence.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A MAN\u00a0has been jailed for two weeks after pleading guilty to stealing artificial plants from John Lewis in Cardiff. Mark John Fisher, 49, of Ilfracombe Crescent, Llanrumney stole\u00a0two artificial plants from the John Lewis store in the St David\u2019s Centre last night. Fisher walked into the department store after drinking a large bottle of beer, two bottles of spirits and had taken diamorphine, Cardiff Magistrates Court heard. 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