Bulldozer Rampage: ANGRY Man’s PUB ATTACK!

A Welsh man, furious over taunts about his failing marriage, stole a bulldozer and drove it through a village pub — then sent the landlord a warning text reading “It’ll be a drive-thru” before following through on the threat.

Story Snapshot

Daniel Morgan, 35, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving, and criminal damage recklessly endangering life after ramming a stolen bulldozer into The New Inn pub in Cefn Rhigos, South Wales.
Before the attack, Morgan texted the landlord: “Be careful, you can’t stop a dozer” and “It’ll be a drive-thru” — chilling premeditation that undermines any claim of pure impulsive rage.
The rampage caused approximately £22,000 in damage to the pub plus lost earnings, injured several people, and destroyed multiple vehicles.
Merthyr Crown Court sentenced Morgan to 40 months in prison and disqualified him from driving for three years and three months.

Texts Sent, Then a Stolen Bulldozer Followed

Daniel Morgan was drinking at The New Inn in Cefn Rhigos, Wales, when patrons reportedly taunted him about his marital breakdown. Morgan left the pub and, rather than walking away, drove to a nearby farm, smashed through the shed storing a bulldozer, and stole the machine. Before arriving back at the pub, he sent landlord Christopher Common two texts warning of what was coming — making clear this was no accident born of blind rage.

Morgan first used the stolen bulldozer to knock over an Isuzu truck on his way to the pub. He then struck The New Inn’s front porch twice, causing extensive structural damage. Several people inside and nearby were injured during the attack. Police described the assault on the family-run establishment as “targeted” and “thoughtless,” with Detective Sergeant Jenna Herbert noting it was fortunate no one was seriously hurt.

Family Intervention Stopped a Potentially Deadly Outcome

The rampage came to an end only because members of Morgan’s own family intervened. Relatives used a separate digger to intercept the bulldozer and physically smashed the cab to stop its progress. Morgan was arrested still sitting in the cab of the stolen machine. The judge presiding over the case reportedly praised the family’s bravery in preventing what could have been a far more catastrophic outcome given the size and destructive power of the vehicle involved.

Court proceedings at Merthyr Crown Court confirmed Morgan had been drunk and under the influence of drugs at the time of the attack. While intoxication and emotional distress from his marital breakdown were presented as contextual factors, the court was not persuaded to significantly reduce culpability. The premeditated warning texts sent to the landlord made any argument of pure impulsive behavior difficult to sustain. Morgan pleaded guilty to all charges, including criminal damage recklessly endangering life.

A 40-Month Sentence and a Costly Lesson

Judge Celia Hughes sentenced Morgan to 40 months in prison at Merthyr Crown Court on May 14, 2026, and disqualified him from driving for three years and three months. The pub sustained roughly £22,000 in direct structural damage, with additional lost earnings on top of that figure. Multiple vehicles were also destroyed or damaged during the rampage from the farm to the pub.

This case is a stark reminder that personal grievances — no matter how raw — do not justify endangering innocent lives and destroying someone else’s livelihood. The New Inn is a family-run community pub, the kind of local institution that holds neighborhoods together. Morgan’s decision to weaponize a stolen bulldozer against it, with advance warning and clear intent, reflects a reckless disregard for others that rightly earned him a prison cell. The family members who physically stopped the machine deserve far more recognition than the man who put them in that position.