Ireland Man jailed for assaulting date, taking her car and assaulting gardaí
On November 16th, 2017, in Dublin, Jason Kennedy (52) took his date's car after a struggle over the keys, having pushed and kicked her as she lay on the ground, and crashed it about 200 metres up the road. He then assaulted two gardaí who tried to arrest him, leaving one with a fractured hand. Kennedy was charged in November 2018 with assault, dangerous driving and criminal damage, and was later caught on CCTV and linked by DNA to the theft of a till from an unoccupied bakery kiosk in Jervis Shopping Centre on August 9th, 2022. On January 24th, 2024, after entering guilty pleas, he was jailed, with three years imposed for the first incident and two years and three months for the second, to run consecutively.
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- Sentenced24 Jan
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Jason Kennedy took his date's car after a struggle over the keys, then crashed it.
- Kennedy pushed and kicked his date as she lay on the ground before taking the car.
- Kennedy assaulted two gardaí as they tried to arrest him, leaving one with a fractured hand.
- Kennedy pleaded guilty to trespass and theft of a till at an unoccupied bakery kiosk, described in one source as burglary of the till.
- When
- The car incident took place on November 16th, 2017.
- The till theft took place on August 9th, 2022.
- Where
- The car was crashed about 200 metres up the road, and the till was taken from the Jervis Shopping Centre in Dublin.
- Investigation
- Gardaí were alerted by concerned witnesses and found Kennedy still in the car.
- Kennedy was caught on CCTV, and his DNA was found on the till.
- Charges
- Kennedy was charged in November 2018 with assault, dangerous driving and criminal damage to a garda's stab vest.
- In court
- Kennedy entered a number of guilty pleas.
- Sentence
- The judge imposed three years for the first incident and two years and three months for the second, on January 24th, 2024.
- The sentences were ordered to run consecutively.
- Other details
- The till was valued at €285.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whatKennedy took his date's car after a struggle, crashed it and then assaulted two gardaí. (irishtimes.com)
- whatKennedy pushed and kicked his date as she lay on the ground. (irishtimes.com)
- whatKennedy assaulted two gardaí as they tried to arrest him, leaving one with a fractured hand. (irishtimes.com)
- whatKennedy pleaded guilty to trespass and theft of a till at an unoccupied bakery kiosk in Jervis Shopping Centre on August 9th, 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- whereKennedy crashed the car about 200 metres up the road. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe car incident took place on November 16th, 2017. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí were alerted by concerned witnesses and found Kennedy still in the car. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationKennedy was caught on CCTV and his DNA was found on the till. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeKennedy was charged in November 2018 with assault, dangerous driving and criminal damage to a garda's stab vest. (irishtimes.com)
- courtKennedy entered a number of guilty pleas. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe judge imposed three years for the first incident and two years and three months for the second. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceThe sentences were ordered to run consecutively. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe till was valued at €285. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 24 Jan2024Man jailed for attacking date and stealing her car before assaulting gardaí
Reports the sentencing of Jason Kennedy for the 2017 car incident and assaults on gardaí, and for the August 2022 till theft in Jervis Shopping Centre. Gives the sentences, which were ordered to run consecutively.
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