Man who ‘shaped up to fight gardaí’ is spared jail

A young man who squared up to gardaí challenging them to a fight and put his foot on their patrol car to prevent his arrest was yesterday told he could do community service to avoid jail.

Dean Woods of 4 Robins Court, Togher, Cork, came before Judge Olann Kelleher at Cork District Court yesterday.

The judge said Woods could do 200 hours of community service instead of two months in prison for engaging in threatening and abusive behaviour.