Ireland Case No. 4967Conspiracy to murder · Co. Dublin · 5 Dec 2016
Jason O'Connor jailed for 11 years over conspiracy to murder Charlie Cooper in Mulhuddart
Jason 'Jay' O'Connor, a 46-year-old man, was accused of the attempted murder of Charlie Cooper, a man, at Parslickstown Green, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15, on December 5th, 2016. O'Connor went into custody on August 31st, 2023. In May 2024 he pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of conspiracy to murder, which the State accepted, and to a charge of facilitating a serious offence by a criminal organisation. The latest development is that the Special Criminal Court jailed him for 11 years in October 2024, with four years of a 15-year headline sentence suspended.
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- Sentenced14 Oct
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Charlie Cooper was the target of an attempted murder in which he was shot.
- Where
- The shooting took place at Parslickstown Green, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15.
- When
- The attempted murder took place on December 5th, 2016.
- Cause
- Keith Walker, a friend of O'Connor's, was murdered at a pigeon-racing event in 2015, and O'Connor believed he was the intended target.
- The judge described the subsequent attack as a revenge-type attack arising from Walker's death.
- Weapon
- Ten shots were fired in the kitchen of Cooper's Parslickstown home.
- Investigation
- Gardaí recovered an encrypted Blackberry phone from O'Connor's home.
- Charges
- O'Connor had been accused of the attempted murder of Cooper and pleaded guilty in May to the reduced charge of conspiracy to murder, which the State accepted.
- O'Connor also pleaded guilty to participating in or contributing to activity that could facilitate a serious offence by a criminal organisation between August 2nd and December 7th, 2016.
- Other details
- Detective Garda Inspector Liam Donoghue named the Kinahan crime group as the organisation O'Connor admitted helping.
- In court
- Sentencing took place at the non-jury Special Criminal Court on a Monday.
- Sentence
- O'Connor was jailed for 11 years, with a headline sentence of 15 years for the facilitation offence and the final four years suspended.
- A concurrent seven-year sentence for conspiracy to murder was imposed and backdated to August 31st, 2023, when O'Connor went into custody.
14 statements extracted from the articles
- whereThe shooting took place at Parslickstown Green, Mulhuddart, Dublin 15. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe attempted murder of Charlie Cooper took place on December 5th, 2016. (irishtimes.com)
- causeKeith Walker, a friend of O'Connor's, was murdered at a pigeon-racing event in 2015, and O'Connor believed he was the intended target. (irishtimes.com)
- causeThe judge said the subsequent attack was a revenge-type attack arising from Walker's death. (irishtimes.com)
- weaponTen shots were fired in the attempt on Cooper's life in the kitchen of his Parslickstown home. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí recovered an encrypted Blackberry phone from O'Connor's home. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeO'Connor pleaded guilty in May to the reduced charge of conspiracy to murder, which the State accepted. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeO'Connor also pleaded guilty to a charge of participating in or contributing to activity that could facilitate a serious offence by a criminal organisation, between August 2nd and December 7th, 2016. (irishtimes.com)
- courtSentencing took place at the non-jury court on a Monday. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceO'Connor was jailed for 11 years by the Special Criminal Court. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of 15 years for the Section 72 facilitation offence and suspended the final four years. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge imposed a concurrent seven-year sentence for conspiracy to murder. (irishtimes.com)
- otherDetective Garda Inspector Liam Donoghue named the Kinahan crime group as the organisation O'Connor admitted helping. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe seven-year sentence was backdated to August 31st, 2023, when O'Connor went into custody. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 14 Oct2024‘Haunted’ Kinahan cartel associate jailed for 11 years for murder conspiracy
Sentencing at the Special Criminal Court: 11 years in total, with four years of the 15-year headline sentence suspended and a concurrent seven-year term for conspiracy to murder, backdated to August 31st, 2023.
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