Forty-year-old Co Tyrone dispatch manager who showed 'disregard for court orders' is jailed for eight months
A Co Tyrone motorist was jailed for a total of eight months at Dungannon Magistrates Court on Friday for driving while disqualified.
The 40-year-old dispatch manager was also disqualified from driving for three years.
Richard Wright, of Killyman Road, Dungannon, was told by District Judge Francis Rafferty that he had shown disregard for orders from other courts and “gone back out and did it all again”.
Bail of £250 was fixed for an appeal against the jail sentence, and Wright was released pending the appeal.
Prosecuting counsel said the offences came to light when police stopped a car in Dungannon on June 25 at 10.30pm and spoke to the defendant.
The lawyer said Wright admitted not having insurance and a search on the police system showed he had been disqualified.
He was arrested and taken to custody where he made a full admission.
A defence solicitor, who handed into court three character references, pleaded with the court to consider imposing a community service order.