A man who has failed to complete community service has been accused of “appalling arrogance” by Judge John Neilan.
He made the comments when he heard that Darren Duncan of Violetstown, Co Westmeath still had 30 hours of a 160 hour service order to complete.
The order was made following a probation report in March 2007 after Mr Duncan was convicted of the unlawful taking of a vehicle. He had elected to do the hours instead of serving an 11 month sentence.
Mr Louis Kiernan said his client had reduced his hours from 149 on the last time he’d appeared in court and he suggested that the judge allow him to complete his time, rather than sending him to prison at the tax payers’ expense.
The judge put Mr Duncan on notice that he has one month to complete his hours or go to prison for 11 months.
Expressing his displeasure that the Probation Service had to be “in pursuit” of Mr Duncan, he accused him of “appalling arrogance” and reminded him of the terms of his bail bond when it emerged that he may face further charges.
