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17/12/2012
Man Sentenced To Five Years For Having A Loaded Gun
A man has been jailed for five years for having a loaded gun outside a pub in Magherafelt.
Dominic Leo McGrath, 35, from Altowen Park, Coalisland, who has 64 previous convictions, pleaded guilty to a number of offences on 8th September last year.
The court heard he was removed from the bar earlier in the day, however he returned to the location in a speeding car, which he was driving.
A police officer approached the car and removed the keys. McGrath threw the loaded gun into the back seat.
(CD)
Dominic Leo McGrath, 35, from Altowen Park, Coalisland, who has 64 previous convictions, pleaded guilty to a number of offences on 8th September last year.
The court heard he was removed from the bar earlier in the day, however he returned to the location in a speeding car, which he was driving.
A police officer approached the car and removed the keys. McGrath threw the loaded gun into the back seat.
(CD)
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