Ireland Case No. 16990Possession of an imitation firearm with intent to threaten to kill · Co. Dublin · 16 Dec 2020
Man jailed for four years for threatening Dublin publican with imitation gun during Covid row
On 16 December 2020, George Murry, a man aged 55, pulled a realistic imitation Glock handgun on Tom Maye, a man aged 70, during a row over Covid restrictions in Maye's Public House in Dublin, and told him he was going to blow his head off. Armed gardaí arrested Murry and seized the imitation firearm. Murry pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possessing a realistic imitation firearm with intent to make a threat to kill, and the judge set a headline sentence of seven years and reduced it to four. The sentence was backdated to last November, and in June 2024 Murry was reported as jailed for four years.
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- Sentenced11 Jun
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- George Murry pleaded guilty to possessing a realistic imitation firearm with intent to make a threat to kill.
- Murry told the publican he was going to blow his head off; the case is named as George Murry in the article and as Murray in the key facts.
- Where
- The incident happened in Maye's Public House in Dublin.
- When
- The incident happened on 16 December 2020.
- Cause
- The incident arose from a row over Covid restrictions.
- Weapon
- Murry pulled a realistic imitation Glock handgun on the publican, which was a pellet gun.
- Investigation
- Armed gardaí arrested Murry and confiscated the firearm.
- CCTV footage of the incident was played in court.
- In court
- The case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
- Sentence
- The judge set a headline sentence of seven years and reduced it to four years.
- Murry was jailed for four years, with the sentence backdated to last November.
- Other details
- Tom Maye had run the pub for 31 years and has since sold the business, and the incident led to the pub's closure.
- Murry has 57 previous convictions.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatGeorge Murry pleaded guilty to possessing a realistic imitation firearm with intent to make a threat to kill. (kildarenow.com)
- whatMurray told the publican he was going to blow his head off. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe incident happened in Maye's Public House in Dublin. (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe incident happened on 16 December 2020. (kildarenow.com)
- causeThe incident arose from a row over Covid restrictions. (kildarenow.com)
- weaponA realistic imitation Glock handgun was pulled on the publican. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationArmed gardaí arrested Murray and confiscated the firearm. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationCCTV footage of the incident was played in court. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe case was heard at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceMurray was jailed for four years. (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe judge set a headline sentence of seven years and reduced it to four years. (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceThe sentence was backdated to last November. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe replica gun was a pellet gun. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe publican had run the pub for 31 years and has since sold the business. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe incident led to the closure of the pub. (kildarenow.com)
- otherMurray has 57 previous convictions. (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 11 Jun2024Man jailed for four years for pulling fake gun on publican in row over Covid restrictions
Court report on sentencing at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. No existing case in the list matches this 2020 incident.
convicted, George Murry, 55, male, named, irish (judged from name)George Murryvictim, Tom Maye, 70, male, irish (judged from name)Tom Maye