Ireland Tullamore man fined €400 for damaging Garda van cell
On 28 June 2024, Gardaí responded at about 4.20am to a report of an intoxicated male in Market Square, Tullamore, and found Nikita Petros, a man from Tullamore, unsteady and with a cut on his forearm. He was charged with damaging a Garda van cell by urinating and smearing blood on its walls, and with being intoxicated in a public place on the same date. He pleaded guilty to both offences at Tullamore court, which one source names as the District Court and another as the Circuit Court. He was convicted and fined €400, and a €100 cleaning cost for the van was reported; the latest report was published on 7 October 2024.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced5 Oct
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Nikita Petros, a man from Tullamore, was charged with damaging a Garda van cell.
- Where
- The incident happened in Market Square, Tullamore, Co Offaly.
- When
- The incident happened on 28 June 2024, when Gardaí received a report at about 4.20am.
- Investigation
- Gardaí received a report of an intoxicated male in Market Square and found Mr Petros unsteady on his feet, with slurred speech and a cut on his forearm.
- Charges
- He was charged with damaging the van by urinating and smearing blood on the walls of the cell.
- He was also charged with being intoxicated in a public place in Market Square on the same date.
- In court
- He pleaded guilty to both offences; one source says the case was heard at Tullamore District Court and another says Tullamore Circuit Court.
- Other details
- He admitted that he was in an intoxicated state.
- Cleaning the van cost €100.
- The court report on the conviction was published on 7 October 2024.
- Sentence
- The judge convicted him and fined him €400.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA man from Tullamore was convicted of damaging a Garda van cell. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whereThe incident happened in Market Square, Tullamore. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe incident happened on 28 June 2024. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí received a report of an intoxicated male in Market Square at 4.20am. (offalyexpress.ie)
- investigationGardaí found him unsteady on his feet with slurred speech and a cut on his forearm. (offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeHe was charged with damaging the van by urinating and smearing blood on the walls of the cell. (offalyexpress.ie)
- chargeHe was also charged with being intoxicated in a public place on the same date. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtHe pleaded guilty to both offences. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe case was heard at Tullamore District Court. (offalyexpress.ie)
- sentenceThe judge convicted him and fined him €400. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherCleaning the van cost €100. (offalyexpress.ie)
- otherHe admitted that he was in an intoxicated state. (offalyexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 5 Oct2024Drunk man urinated and smeared blood in Garda van in Tullamore
Court report on the conviction and €400 fine for Nikita Petros over the 28 June 2024 incident in Market Square, Tullamore. Adds the charges, the Garda account and the €100 cleaning cost.
convicted, Nikita Petros, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Nikita Petros