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22/03/2012
Prison Escapee Sentenced To Four Months
A prisoner who escaped from jail 8 months into an eight year sentence over the death of a Garda officer has been sentenced to 4 months.
Martin McDermott escaped from the low-security prison in Blacklion, County Cavan on 15 March, PSNI officers in Derry/Londonderry recaptured him the next day.
He was today sentenced to four months after pleading guilty to three charges of assaulting police officers, one charge of resisting arrest and causing criminal damage to a set of handcuffs. charges of.
McDermott is still wanted by gardai over his prison escape and the prosecutor told District Judge Barney McElholm that a European arrest warrant has been issued by gardaí for McDermott and that warrant will be executed at a later date.
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Martin McDermott escaped from the low-security prison in Blacklion, County Cavan on 15 March, PSNI officers in Derry/Londonderry recaptured him the next day.
He was today sentenced to four months after pleading guilty to three charges of assaulting police officers, one charge of resisting arrest and causing criminal damage to a set of handcuffs. charges of.
McDermott is still wanted by gardai over his prison escape and the prosecutor told District Judge Barney McElholm that a European arrest warrant has been issued by gardaí for McDermott and that warrant will be executed at a later date.
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