Ballymena man said he bought stolen hoodie for '£10 from homeless man'
A man who had a hoodie with a security tag still attached told police he bought it for £10 from a "homeless" man.
Anthony Francis Graham (42), with an address listed as Linenhall Street in Ballymena, admitted charges of receiving stolen goods and possession of heroin and pregabalin on September 16 last year.
A prosecutor told Ballymena Magistrates Court the defendant was "passed out" in his room at the Lighthouse Hostel at 3am.
Police found drugs and there was a stolen hoodie hanging on a wardrobe door.
A defence solicitor said there had been a 13 year gap in offending but the defendant had "relapsed".
The defendant was put on Probation for a year.