'Not the Wild West' — Corkman jailed for smashing windows while wielding slash hook

Clonakilty District Court heard one of the incidents was triggered by an attack on Mr Creighton

The judge handed down two four-month prison sentences for the two criminal damage incidents and a two-month sentence for an associated public order charge, all of which can be served together, while Leo Creighton was also placed on a one-year Probation Bond in relation to another public order charge. File picture: Dan Linehan

A man with a slash hook and knife who smashed in windows on two properties having earlier been assaulted in the street is facing a prison sentence, with the judge saying the town where the incident unfolded was “not the Wild West”. 

Leo Creighton of Springmount in Clonakilty pleaded guilty to a number of charges relating to two separate dates last year, with Clonakilty District Court hearing the first incidents were triggered by Mr Creighton having been attacked.