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Case No. 23706Theft; assault; criminal damage; trespass; interference with a vehicle · Co. Louth · 29 Sep 2019

Man jailed for stealing alcohol from Louth retailers

John Keenan, a 22-year-old man from Drogheda, was sentenced to eight months at Dundalk District Court for a series of 2019 offences including stealing alcohol from retailers in Dundalk and Drogheda, an altercation outside a Londis shop, and other charges. The court also noted his separate six-year sentence from Dundalk Circuit Court.

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  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced6 Dec
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Key facts

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  • whatJohn Keenan was sentenced to a total of eight months at Dundalk District Court (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatA security guard received a number of punches during the altercation (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatA flower display was damaged during the altercation (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatJohn Keenan stole vodka and gin from Tesco Metro and Dunnes Stores in Scotchall, Drogheda in April 2019 (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatA knife was found concealed in his underwear when he was searched at Drogheda Garda Station (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatHe was found with another person interfering with a car two months after the April theft (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whatHe was found trespassing after entering a vacant property two days after the car incident (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whereJohn Keenan had an address at St. Joseph's Homeless Aid, North Strand, Drogheda (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • whenAn altercation occurred outside Londis on Castletown Road, Dundalk on 29 September 2019 (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • courtJudge Eirinn McKiernan imposed sentences totalling eight months for three offences (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • sentenceHe was recently sentenced to six years in Dundalk Circuit Court with the final two and a half years suspended, backdated to November 2021 (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherHis release date is June 2024 (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherThe remaining 20 charges were taken into consideration (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherThe defence said the bulk of the matters occurred when he was recently an adult, labouring under an addiction and homeless (dundalkdemocrat.ie)
  • otherThe defence said he had a difficult childhood but has taken positive steps since going into custody (dundalkdemocrat.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 6 Dec2022
    Sentenceddundalkdemocrat.ie, first report
    Jailed for stealing alcohol from Louth retailers

    Sentencing of John Keenan for multiple 2019 offences in Dundalk and Drogheda; defence highlighted his homelessness, addiction and difficult childhood; also references his separate six-year sentence from Dundalk Circuit Court backdated to November 2021.

    convicted, John Keenan, 22, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Keenanvictim