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Man who kicked out at sergeant and patrol car avoids conviction and pays €400 to Garda social fund
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A man charged with a number of public order offences, including kicking out at arresting gardaí, was ordered to pay €400 to the Garda Social Fund and avoided conviction under Section 1(2) of the Probation of Offenders Act.
Dmitrij Daciuk, 32 Thomond Court, Ballymahon, appeared before Judge Seamus Hughes at last week’s sitting of Longford District Court.
Sgt Mark Mahon, for the state, explained that, at 8.30pm on March 22, 2021, gardaí were conducting a checkpoint at Thomond Court, Ballymahon when they observed a vehicle turning away.