Man stripped and covered his body in butter to evade gardaí

A man who covered his body in butter in order to evade two Gardai before trying to stab them has had his case adjourned at Tralee Circuit Criminal Court.

A man who covered his body in butter in order to evade two gardaí before trying to stab them has had his case adjourned at Tralee Circuit Criminal Court.

Michael Rooney (aged 34) of O'Connell's Avenue, Listowel pleaded guilty of two counts of threatening to kill two gardaí, Sergeant Tim O'Keeffe and Garda Colm McCarthy at the address on October 20 last year.