The case of a drug dealer has been adjourned again after a delay on his bus journey to Exeter Crown Court meant he missed his sentencing hearing.
Martin Leather did not turn up at Exeter Crown Court on time and a judge had just issued a warrant for his arrest when he eventually arrived.
It is the latest in a series of delays, which resulted in earlier hearings being adjourned so the probation service could prepare a pre-sentence report.
Leather, aged 35, of High Street, Bideford, has admitted supplying £20 worth of heroin in a street deal in the town.
Recorder Mr Simon Levene cancelled the warrant and granted Leather bail until the next hearing in January.
Mr Gareth Evans, defending, said Leather's failure to appear on time was due to delays in the bus service from Bideford and asked for the case listed in the afternoon when he returns for sentence.
