Ireland Named in reporting
John Martin Ward
Born between December 1981 and December 1982, from the ages reported. 3 reports across 2 cases, 15 Dec 2023 to 16 Dec 2024
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- Between December 1981 and December 1982, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Endangerment and dangerous driving, Assault causing harm
- Where
- Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 3 reports, 15 Dec 2023 to 16 Dec 2024
- Outlets
- donegallive.ie
Cases
latest first- Man jailed over Christmas Day pursuit and dangerous driving in Bundoran Endangerment and dangerous driving · Co. Donegal
On 25 December 2022, John Martin Ward, a 43-year-old man from Cuirt Cora, Tuam, Co Galway, led gardaí on a high-speed pursuit around Bundoran, Co Donegal, while serving a 20-year driving ban. Evidence was given that he swerved towards a Garda patrol car. On 11 December 2024 he pleaded guilty at Donegal Circuit Court to endangerment and dangerous driving, and Judge John Aylmer remanded him for sentence. On 16 December 2024 he was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison, backdated to February 2024, with 12 months of good behaviour and alcohol abstinence conditions after release.
Sentenced, 16 Dec 2024Convicted · 2 reports - Man jailed for assault causing harm on a garda in Bundoran Assault causing harm · Co. Donegal
On the evening of July 21, 2021, Garda Fiachra O'Hara went alone to answer reports of a public order incident at the Supervalu Car Park in Bundoran, Donegal. John Martin Ward, 40, tried to pull the keys from the patrol car and grabbed and twisted the garda's thumb. Ward was arrested after presenting himself at Ballyshannon Garda Station and pleaded guilty to assault causing harm at Donegal Circuit Court. In December 2023, Judge John Aylmer sentenced Ward to 24 months with the final nine months suspended, meaning 15 months in custody, conditional on abstaining from alcohol for 18 months and engaging with probation services and addiction counselling.
Sentenced, 15 Dec 2023Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming John Martin Ward, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 16 Dec2024Man who swerved car at Gardai in Christmas Day chase in Bundoran is jailedconvicted, John Martin Ward, 43, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Martin Ward
- 11 Dec2024Man admits endangering Garda in Bundoran on Christmas Dayconvicted, John Martin Ward, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Martin Ward
- 15 Dec2023Garda felt like a 'prisoner' in patrol car in Bundoran attackconvicted, John Martin Ward, 40, male, named, irish (judged from name)John Martin Ward
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