Man jailed for abuse of garda

A seven-month jail sentence was imposed yesterday on a 61-year-old man arising out of his campaign of distributing abusive, insulting and damaging allegations against a garda over a 12-year period.

It started in 2003 when the garda said he had the misfortune to arrest Michael Preator for a public order violation.

Between January 19, 2010 and February 17, 2014, he distributed material that was abusive and threatening to the guard who had arrested him in 2003.