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Man convicted of threatening to kill acquaintance

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial, Mark Sheridan, aged 25, was convicted of threatening to kill Mark Jones on 20 October 2013. Sheridan denied the charge and also denied having a firearm and harassing Jones between 1 July and 19 October 2013, but the jury acquitted him of those offences. The jury heard that Jones was stopped at traffic lights, with Sheridan behind him in a blue Honda Accord. Jones described Sheridan kicking the driver's door, punching the window, and shouting "You're dead. You're a rat." He also recalled a shout of "You're dead. Get out of the car" and a mention of a pipe bomb. After the verdict, Judge Mary Ellen Ring remanded Sheridan on continuing bail, adjourned sentencing to 24 July, and ordered a victim impact report. The case was heard over four days and concluded with Sheridan's conviction for the threat of death.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man convicted of threatening to kill acquaintance. Charges or matters: threatening to kill or cause serious harm to Mark Jones at Feltrim Road, Kinsealy on October 20, 2013. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• October 20, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
• July 1, 2013 Incident
• October 19, 2013 Incident
• July 24 Adjournment
• 2015-06-30 Publication

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