Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted, accused, victim

Born

1996, from the ages reported

Offences

Assault on a Garda and endangerment, Violent disorder; endangerment; production of an article

Where

Co. Longford

Reporting

12 reports, 25 Jan 2023 to 3 Jun 2025

Outlets

longfordleader.ie, rte.ie, offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie, irishtimes.com

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• Man jailed for endangerment after reversing into Garda car in Longford Assault on a Garda and endangerment · Co. Longford

  On 17 February 2024, John Baxter, 29, of Callanagh, Kilcogy, Co Cavan, reversed at high speed into a stationary Garda patrol car at the Pound Street and Ballymahon Street junction in Edgeworthstown, Longford, injuring the driver, Garda Karl McNabola. The patrol car's grill was damaged and the engine cut out, disabling the vehicle. Baxter was originally charged with assaulting a Garda and causing him harm, driving without insurance, driving without a licence, and endangerment. He pleaded guilty to endangerment in May 2025 and the state withdrew the remaining three counts. On 3 June 2025, Longford Circuit Court sentenced him to three years in prison, with the final nine months suspended for two years, to run concurrently with a sentence he is already serving.

  Sentenced, 3 Jun 2025Convicted, accused · 3 reports
• Jail term increased for violent disorder in Granard pub Violent disorder; endangerment; production of an article · Co. Longford

  Edward 'Blondie' Stokes, 33, of Ferriskill, Granard, Co Longford, was convicted of striking 27-year-old part-time farmer John Baxter up to 20 times with a shillelagh at Kane's Bar, Main Street, Granard, on 7 October 2018. Stokes was arrested in January 2019 and pleaded not guilty to violent disorder, endangerment, brandishing a pick handle and affray. A jury at Longford Circuit Criminal Court found him unanimously guilty on all four counts after a nine-day trial in January 2023, and he was sentenced to three years with six months suspended for violent disorder plus concurrent sentences for the other offences. The State appealed on grounds of undue leniency, and on 21 March 2024 the Court of Appeal quashed the original sentence and re-sentenced Stokes to seven years' imprisonment with the final six months suspended.

  Sentenced, 27 Jan 2023Victim · 9 reports

Each entry shows how that report described them.

1. 3 Jun2025
   Sentencedlongfordleader.ie, in Man jailed for endangerment after reversing into Garda car in Longford

   Longford Garda ‘thought of colleagues who were killed’ as ‘menace to society’ crashed into patrol car

   convicted, John Baxter, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Baxter♂29IE
2. 3 Jun2025
   Sentencedrte.ie, in Man jailed for endangerment after reversing into Garda car in Longford

   Man jailed for reversing vehicle into garda patrol car

   convicted, John Baxter, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Baxter♂29IE
3. 3 Feb2025
   In courtlongfordleader.ie, in Man jailed for endangerment after reversing into Garda car in Longford

   Assault case to go before Longford Circuit Court

   accused, John Baxter, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Baxter♂29IE
4. 25 Mar2024
   Sentencedlongfordleader.ie, in Jail term increased for violent disorder in Granard pub

   Longford father of six has jail sentence increased by four years for 'savage and vicious' Shillelagh pub assault

   victim, John Baxter, 27, male, irish (judged from name)John Baxter♂27IE
5. 22 Mar2024
   Sentencedoffalyexpress.ie, in Jail term increased for violent disorder in Granard pub

   Father of six in the Midlands has jail sentence increased by four years for 'savage and vicious' shillelagh pub assault

   victim, John Baxter, 27, male, irish (judged from name)John Baxter♂27IE
6. 21 Mar2024
   Sentencedleinsterexpress.ie, in Jail term increased for violent disorder in Granard pub

   Jail time doubled for 'savage and vicious' assault with 'shillelagh' in Midlands pub

   victim, John Baxter, 27, male, irish (judged from name)John Baxter♂27IE
7. 28 Jan2023
   Sentencedoffalyexpress.ie, in Jail term increased for violent disorder in Granard pub

   Father of six jailed for two and a half years for savage and vicious shillelagh attack on man in pub in the Midlands

   victim, John Baxter, 27, male, irish (judged from name)John Baxter♂27IE
8. 28 Jan2023
   Convictedoffalyexpress.ie, in Jail term increased for violent disorder in Granard pub

   Man found guilty of 'savage and brutal' in pub in the Midlands

   victim, John Baxter, 27, male, irish (judged from name)John Baxter♂27IE
9. 27 Jan2023
   Sentencedlongfordleader.ie, in Jail term increased for violent disorder in Granard pub

   BREAKING: Father of six jailed for two and a half years for "savage, vicious and sustained" shillelagh attack on man inside Longford pub

   victim, John Baxter, 27, male, irish (judged from name)John Baxter♂27IE
10. 27 Jan2023
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, in Jail term increased for violent disorder in Granard pub

    Man jailed over ‘frenzied’ assault in Co Longford pub

    victim, John Baxter, 27, male, irish (judged from name)John Baxter♂27IE
11. 25 Jan2023
    Convictedlongfordleader.ie, in Jail term increased for violent disorder in Granard pub

    BREAKING: Longford man found guilty of "savage and brutal" attack on man inside Granard pub

    victim, John Baxter, 27, male, irish (judged from name)John Baxter♂27IE
12. 25 Jan2023
    Convictedirishtimes.com, in Jail term increased for violent disorder in Granard pub

    Longford father-of-six found guilty of brutal pub attack

    victim, John Baxter, 27, male, irish (judged from name)John Baxter♂27IE

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