Ireland Case No. 20835Threatening to kill · Co. Longford · 12 Jun 2022
Granard man sentenced for threat to kill Garda
On Sunday, June 12, 2022, at 9pm, a caller asked Edgeworthstown Garda station for Garda Leona Tiernan and said they were going to get Garda Tiernan. In the early hours of June 13, a call to Irishtown Garda Station asked about Garda Tiernan and said the caller's home had been broken into. Armed Response Unit members arrested Steven Smith (48), of Kilsonna, Granard, under section 5 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act, and a seized phone was linked to both calls. Smith pleaded guilty at Longford Circuit Court to threatening to kill Garda Leona Tiernan, and in early June 2023 he was given an 18-month custodial sentence with the final year suspended for five years on conditions including a €500 charity donation.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced31 May
2 reports
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A caller asked Edgeworthstown Garda station for Garda Leona Tiernan and was told she was not stationed there.
- The caller said they were going to get Garda Tiernan.
- In the early hours of June 13, a call to Irishtown Garda Station asked about Garda Tiernan and said the caller's home had been broken into.
- When
- The call to Edgeworthstown Garda station was received at 9pm on Sunday, June 12, 2022.
- Where
- Steven Smith, of Kilsonna, Granard, was sentenced at Longford Circuit Court.
- Investigation
- Armed Response Unit members arrested Steven Smith under section 5 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act.
- A seized phone was linked to the calls to the Edgeworthstown and Irishtown stations.
- Charges
- Steven Smith pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Garda Leona Tiernan.
- A charge of cultivation of cannabis was entered as a nolle prosequi by the State.
- In court
- The matter was concluded at Longford Circuit Court, where the judge acknowledged the early guilty plea.
- Sentence
- Smith was given an 18-month custodial sentence for the threat to kill a Garda.
- The court assessed the offence as at the lower end of mid-level, reducing a four-year sentence through mitigation to two years and six months, with the final year suspended.
- The final year was suspended for five years on conditions including keeping the peace, not contacting Garda Tiernan, and making a €500 donation to a local cancer charity.
- Other details
- Smith had 36 previous convictions ranging from 1994 to 2020.
23 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA call to Irishtown Garda Station in the early hours of June 13 asked about Garda Tiernan and said his home was broken into. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereThe sentencing took place at Longford Circuit Court. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenOn Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 9pm, Edgeworthstown Garda station received a phone call asking for Garda Tiernan. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenEdgeworthstown Garda station received a phone call on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 9pm. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationArmed Response Unit members arrested Smith under section 5 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationArmed Response Unit members arrested the man under section 5 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationA seized phone was linked to the calls to the Edgeworthstown and Irishtown stations. (offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeA charge of cultivation of cannabis was entered as a nolle prosequi by the State. (longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeThe man pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Garda Leona Tiernan. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtSteven Smith pleaded guilty to threatening to kill Garda Leona Tiernan. (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe matter was concluded at Longford Circuit Court. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceSmith was given a year and a half custodial sentence for the threat to kill a Garda. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe crime was assessed as at the lower end of mid-level, with a four year sentence reduced to two years and six months. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe final year of the sentence was suspended for five years on conditions including keeping the peace and not contacting Garda Tiernan. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceSmith must make a €500 charity donation to a local cancer charity. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe man was given a year and a half custodial sentence for a threat to kill a Garda. (offalyexpress.ie)
- sentenceMitigation reduced the four-year sentence to two years and six months. (offalyexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe final year of the sentence was suspended for five years on conditions, including keeping the peace and making a €500 charity donation. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherSmith had 36 previous convictions ranging from 1994 to 2020. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherThe caller asked for Garda Leona Tiernan but was told she was not stationed there. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe caller said they were going to get Garda Tiernan. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe man had 36 previous convictions ranging from 1994 to 2020. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherThe judge acknowledged the early guilty plea. (offalyexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 5 Jun2023Custodial sentence for man who threatened to kill garda in the Midlands
Reports the sentencing at Longford Circuit Court, including the sentence terms, the suspension of the final year, and the court's remarks. No matching existing case.
convicted, Steven Smith, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Steven Smith - 31 May2023Custodial sentence for Longford man who threatened to kill garda
Reports the sentencing at Longford Circuit Court: a guilty plea, an 18-month custodial sentence with the final year suspended for five years on conditions, a €500 charity donation, a nolle prosequi on a cannabis cultivation charge, and the mitigation and sentencing reasoning.
convicted, Steven Smith, 48, male, named, irish (judged from name)Steven Smithvictim, Leona Tiernan, female, irish (judged from name)Leona Tiernan