An English man who urinated on an unmarked patrol car, threatened to cut the throats of garda officers and then attempted to bite one of them, was given a chance in court this week to pay €350 to charity.
Michael Riordan with an address at 72 Pine Road, London, appeared at Galway District Court last Monday to face a number of public order offences.
The court heard that on November 22, 2009, in Oranmore village at 1am a garda had been seated in an unmarked car near a hackney office when the defendant, who came from the direction of a local night club, was seen shouting and raising his fists. Riordan then started to urinate on the unmarked patrol car and when told to desist he continued to relieve himself.
Another man then came on the scene and when gardai attempted to deal with him, Riordan ran off but was later found hiding in bushes in church grounds nearby.
Riordan was then placed into the patrol car and on the way into the city he started to resist. Riordan became aggressive, threatening to cut the garda officers’ throats, and also attempted to bite one of them.
Defence solicitor Adrian MacLynn said that his client had been in Galway visiting his girlfriend. Riordan also met up with friends and had “over indulged”. Mr MacLynn added that Riordan had €300 lodged as bail and could also offer the court an extra €50.
Judge John Lindsay ordered that if €350 were paid to the St Vincent de Paul Society then the matter would be struck out.
