Givenachance

A 34-year-old man who damaged a car has been given a chance after an associated charge was struck out.

The judge made that decision having read a favourable report on Aleksejs Sasnovs and hearing that he had €662 compensation in court.

The defendant, of Mount View Court, Point Road and Garlow Close, Navan; previously admitted damaging the front right-side wing and front bumper of a vehicle in Anne Street, Dundalk, on 22 July, 2018.

Sasnovs has no previous convictions.

Judge McKiernan said she would give him a chance. The charge was struck out. Readypenny, is accused of the attempted hijacking at Darver on 17 February last.

He is also charged with an unauthorised taking and burglary at Darver; and assaulting a garda sergeant causing him harm at Dundalk garda station on the same date.

The court heard the DPP has directed a trial on indictment.

Mr Carville was remanded on continuing bail to 20 November next for the preparation and service of a book of evidence.

The same defendant is also charged with being intoxicated and engaging in threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour at the Imperial Hotel, Dundalk, on 21 June last.

He is further accused of damaging a garage window at a house in Árd Éasmuinn, trespassing at a second house in Árd Éasmuinn and trespassing at a third house in the estate and attempting to get into a vehicle, on 13 August, 2019.

The defendant was remanded on continuing bail on those charges to 15 January, 2020.