Ireland Crime

Named as

Accused

Born

Between November 1960 and November 1961, from the ages reported

Offences

Assault on a garda; no motor tax; failure to give name and address

Where

Co. Donegal

Reporting

2 reports, 2 Nov 2022 to 2 Nov 2022

Outlets

donegallive.ie

• Garda assault charge dismissed in Donegal with €500 donation condition Assault on a garda; no motor tax; failure to give name and address · Co. Donegal

  On 4 April 2021, Conal McDevitt, a 61-year-old man from Stranaclough, Glenties, grabbed and twisted Garda Michael Connolly's wrist at a Covid checkpoint at Abbeylands, Ballyshannon, Donegal, when the officer reached into the vehicle for the keys. McDevitt also had no motor tax on the car, which had expired in 2019, and refused to give his name and address to gardaí. He pleaded guilty to all three charges at Donegal District Court in October 2022. On 2 November 2022, Judge Sandra Murphy dismissed the assault charge under Section 1.1 of the Probation of Offenders Act, struck out the motor tax and name-and-address charges, and ordered a €500 donation to Donegal Hospice in memory of late Garda Charlie Gallagher, with the matter adjourned to 28 November 2022.

  Sentenced, 2 Nov 2022Accused · 2 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 2 Nov2022
   Sentenceddonegallive.ie, in Garda assault charge dismissed in Donegal with €500 donation condition

   Charge of assaulting garda to be dismissed if court poorbox donation is made

   accused, Conal McDevitt, male, named, irish (judged from name)Conal McDevitt♂IE
2. 2 Nov2022
   In courtdonegallive.ie, in Garda assault charge dismissed in Donegal with €500 donation condition

   Garda assaulted at Covid checkpoint by man with no tax on car

   accused, Conal McDevitt, 61, male, named, irish (judged from name)Conal McDevitt♂61IE

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