Greenisland man assaulted police officers
A Greenisland man who breached a Restraining Order and also assaulted, resisted and obstructed police, has been put on Probation.
Alan Lowry (24), with an address listed as Glassillan Grove, appeared at Ballymena Magistrates Court on Thursday via video link from prison where he had been on remand since August.
The defendant had a record and there was a "domestic history".
On August 14 police had gone to an address where the defendant was in breach of a Restraining Order. He gave a different name to police and resisted officers when handcuffs were applied. He tried to elbow an officer in the face and kicked out.
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A defence barrister said the defendant was remorseful. The defendant had a drug addiction, the court was told.
District Judge Nigel Broderick said the defendant had served the equivalent of a six-months prison term whilst on remand and put him on Probation for two years.
The defendant told the court he will be living at Moyard Gardens in Greenisland.