Man who tried to flee court is sent forward for trial

A man has been sent forward for trial, on a plea of guilty, for trying to escape garda custody in a courthouse, and on a charge of assault, relating to the same incident.

James McCarney, 40, had previously appeared in the district court on February 7, in relation to charges of dangerous driving and of having no insurance at a garda checkpoint the previous day.

At that court appearance, he was refused bail and then appeared to try and flee the courtroom. He was tackled by a number of gardaí, one of whom was injured.