Ireland Named in reporting
Shay Potter
Born between April 1974 and January 1975, from the ages reported. 2 reports across 1 case, 19 Jan 2022 to 23 Apr 2022
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Accused, suspect
- Born
- Between April 1974 and January 1975, from the ages reported
- Offences
- Assault causing harm; obstruction; driving without insurance; leaving scene of accident; refusal to give sample
- Where
- Co. Donegal
- Reporting
- 2 reports, 19 Jan 2022 to 23 Apr 2022
- Outlets
- donegallive.ie
Cases
latest first- Man charged with assault causing harm adjourned in Donegal Assault causing harm; obstruction; driving without insurance; leaving scene of accident; refusal to give sample · Co. Donegal
On 21 July 2021, after 8pm, Shay Potter, a 47-year-old man from Horn Head, Dunfanaghy, was stopped by Gardaí in the Market Square area of Dunfanaghy, County Donegal, after his Porsche with a Northern Irish registration collided with parked cars and a building. He assaulted two Gardaí, one of whom was bitten and the other headbutted. Potter was charged with obstructing Garda Mark McHugh, assault causing harm to Garda McHugh, assaulting Garda Patrick Kelly, driving without insurance, leaving the scene of an accident, and refusing to give a blood or urine sample at Milford Garda Station. He appeared at Letterkenny District Court in January 2022, where the matter was adjourned to 16 March 2022, and then at Falcarragh District Court in April 2022, where a probation report and victim impact statements were ordered and the matter was adjourned to 15 June 2022.
In court, 19 Jan 2022Accused, suspect · 2 reports
Timeline
every report naming Shay Potter, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 23 Apr2022Reports ordered in case of Dunfanaghy man charged with assaulting Gardaíaccused, Shay Potter, 47, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shay Potter
- 19 Jan2022Donegal man charged with assaulting two Gardaísuspect, Shay Potter, 47, male, named, irish (judged from name)Shay Potter
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