Stephen MaguireA man who set a patrol car on fire outside a local garda station causing €17,000 of damage has been jailed for three years. Gary McGinley appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court in Donegal where he pleaded guilty to the attack at Castlefin Garda Station. He said an aggravating factor was that McGinley brought an accelerant to the scene to set the garda car on fire. The accused man aggressively resisted arrest but was eventually taken away to Letterkenny Garda Station for questioning. “The burning of the garda car, while reprehensible, was some form of cry for help, and unfortunately he chose that way of doing it,” he added.

Source: The Herald November 03, 2023 17:35 UTC