A man who threatened to throw a glass at gardaí on Letterkenny Main Street has been given a suspended prison sentence.
Philip Dodoo was handed a six-month suspended prison sentence when he appeared at Letterkenny District Court.
The 24-year-old, who has 21 previous convictions, is currently serving a prison sentence for other matters.
Dodoo, dressed in a grey tracksuit, appeared before Judge Ciaran Liddy in handcuffs having been brought to court by prison officers.
Sergeant Maurice Doyle told the court that Dodoo was outside the Voodoo Venue on Lower Main Street, Letterkenny, on August 9, 2024 and became involved in a disagreement with another individual.
Dodoo moved down the street and was described as being “in an intoxicated state and highly aggressive”. The court was told that Dodoo lifted a glass and threatened to throw it at members of An Garda Síochána.
Dodoo was charged that he produced in a manner likely to intimidate another person an article capable of inflating serious injury, namely a beverage glass. The charge is contrary to section 11 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, 1990.
On the same date, Dodoo was also charged with failing to comply with the directions of a Garda; with using threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour in a public place; and with being intoxicated in a public place.
The accused was also before the court for an incident of theft. On December 18, 2024 Dodoo entered JD Sports on Main Street, Letterkenny and stole clothing to the value of €110. The property, a jacket worth €85 and a t-shirt valued at €25, was not recovered.
Dodoo also faced a charge of being intoxicated in a public place in relation to an incident on August 13, 2024 when gardai found him in a highly intoxicated state on Main Street, Letterkenny at 2.50pm.
Dodoo was represented by his solicitor, Mr Patsy Gallagher, who told the court that his client was pleading guilty. Mr Gallagher said that a probation report was previously prepared for Dodoo.
Judge Liddy sentenced Dodoo to six months in prison and suspended the sentence on conditions as set out in a probation report, which was not read out in court.
The other charges were marked as taken into consideration.