Ireland Case No. 20710Assault on gardaí; resisting arrest · Co. Tipperary · 20 Oct 2021
Man given suspended sentences for assaulting two gardaí in Nenagh
At 10.05pm on October 20, 2021, gardaí were alerted to a man in the middle of the road at Grange Upper, Nenagh, County Tipperary. The man, Roy Moran, 21, was arrested, and the court heard that he punched and spat at the two gardaí after they got him into a patrol car. He later pleaded guilty to assaulting the two gardaí and to resisting arrest on the same occasion. In June 2023, Judge Elizabeth MacGrath sentenced him at Nenagh District Court to four months in jail on each assault charge, suspended for 12 months, with the sentences running concurrently and a €250 bond.
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- Sentenced14 Jun
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Roy Moran, 21, of Nenagh, was the suspect, and the victims were two gardaí.
- Where
- The incident took place at Grange Upper, Nenagh, County Tipperary.
- When
- Gardaí were alerted at 10.05pm on October 20, 2021, though one article's text also gives October 20, 2012 as the date of the offences.
- Cause
- Gardaí were alerted to a man in the middle of the road.
- Investigation
- Mr Moran was arrested and gardaí had difficulty placing him in the patrol car.
- Other details
- He punched both gardaí and spat at them in the patrol car, according to the court account.
- In a statement he said he had had a lot of drink and could not remember punching the gardaí.
- He accepted the facts and apologised.
- His solicitor said the offences happened during his height of addiction and he has since completed treatment.
- Charges
- He pleaded guilty to assaulting two gardaí and to resisting arrest on the same occasion.
- In court
- Judge Elizabeth MacGrath sentenced him at Nenagh District Court.
- Sentence
- He received four months in jail, suspended for 12 months, on each assault charge.
- He was bonded in his own bond of €250, and the sentences run concurrently.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whereThe incident took place at Grange Upper, Nenagh. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whenGardaí were alerted at 10.05pm on October 20, 2021. (tipperarylive.ie)
- causeGardaí were alerted to a man in the middle of the road. (tipperarylive.ie)
- investigationMr Moran was arrested and gardaí had difficulty placing him in the patrol car. (tipperarylive.ie)
- chargeHe pleaded guilty to assaulting two gardaí. (tipperarylive.ie)
- chargeHe also pleaded to resisting arrest on the same occasion. (tipperarylive.ie)
- courtJudge Elizabeth MacGrath sentenced him at Nenagh District Court. (tipperarylive.ie)
- sentenceHe received four months in jail, suspended for 12 months, on each assault charge. (tipperarylive.ie)
- sentenceHe was bonded in his own bond of €250 in each case, and the sentences run concurrently. (tipperarylive.ie)
- sentenceThe sentences are to run concurrently. (tipperarylive.ie)
- sentenceRecognizance was fixed in his own bond of €250. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherHe punched both gardaí and spat at them in the patrol car. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherIn a statement he said he had had a lot of drink and could not remember punching the gardaí. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherHe accepted the facts and apologised. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherHis solicitor said the offences happened during his height of addiction and he has since completed treatment. (tipperarylive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 14 Jun2023Tipperary man who assaulted two gardaí is given two suspended jail sentences
Court sentencing report. The article gives the incident date as October 20, 2021 in the court account but also says he pleaded on October 20, 2012; the 2021 date is used here.