A man accused of being part of an organised crime group that allegedly fired shots through the front door of the wrong house told an acquaintance in a pub that he had taken drugs out to Guernsey, a court has heard.
The group, which had links to south Wales and Guernsey, is claimed to have carried out the attack in retaliation against Daniel O'Callaghan, who was allegedly dealing MDMA on the island. However, in the early hours of September 22, 2025, an innocent woman woke up to the sound of shots being fired at her home in the Pyle area of Bridgend.
Shots fired through front door
Tracy Addis was asleep downstairs and her son was asleep upstairs at the time. Police were called, and it was clear a firearm had been discharged through the front door of the property.
Andrew Jones KC told Cardiff Crown Court how bullets travelled through the hallway and into the room where she was sleeping. One bullet struck a microwave in the kitchen, and another passed through a canvas picture before hitting the rear wall with significant force.
The court heard that one member of the organised crime group scoped the area three hours before the shots were fired.
Retribution attack over missing drugs
During his opening submissions, Mr Jones told the jury how the organised crime group had established a drugs operation in Guernsey and were targeting the property in Pyle in a “retribution attack” because they believed Daniel O'Callaghan, who had links to the property, was involved in drugs that had gone missing on the Channel Island.
Daniel Clarke, 21, of Llys Gwyn, Bridgend; Kian Darkes, 21, of Merlin Crescent, Cefn Glas, Bridgend; Kyle Long, 40, of Llangewydd Road, Bryntirion, Bridgend; and Callum Pearson, 24, of Ball Road, Llanrumney, Cardiff, deny conspiracy to commit grievous bodily harm with intent. Clarke and Darkes have admitted possessing a firearm and ammunition in a public place but have denied possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life.
The four defendants, plus Jade Evans, 40, of Ystrad Fawr, Bridgend, also deny being involved in the activities of an organised crime group. Evans and Long also deny conspiracy to supply ecstasy and cocaine.
Witness testimony in pub
Giving evidence on Monday, Stuart Williams said he had been working in Guernsey and had got a job out there for Mr O'Callaghan, who was a bricklayer by trade. Upon returning to Wales, Mr Williams attended the West House Hotel in Bridgend in the summer of 2025, where he saw Kyle Long on the fruit machine.
The witness said Long told him he had been out to Guernsey to see Mr O'Callaghan. Mr Williams said: "Long said about Danny thinking he's the king out there in Guernsey... He said about what they were doing out there. They were dealing with drugs. He said something about burying drugs out there and Danny was the one collecting it out there for them."
When asked by Mr Jones what sort of drugs they were dealing with, Mr Williams said: "Cocaine… pills." He added: "They said Danny was dealing with it out there for them."
In cross-examination, Long's barrister Andrew Taylor said at no point did his client say he was dealing drugs. Mr Williams responded: "He said he was getting them out there for Danny, that’s what he went out for."
The trial continues.
