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Paddy Leonard, 5 Feb
A man who has been 'effectively on the run since August' has been
remanded in custody at Derry Magistrate's Court.
The man who cannot be named after he was granted anonymity on another
matter before the Crown Court appeared on a series of charges including
three assaults on police.
He was charged with assaulting three police officers on February 2,
resisting and obstructing police and disorderly behaviour in the
Dungiven Road area as well as a charge of criminal damage all on the
same date.
He was further charged with criminal damage and the theft of a tag on
August 11 last year.
Defence solicitor Paddy MacDermott said that his client also had
warrants from Derry Crown Court and Laganside and he accepted that his
bail application was 'probably hopeless'.
A police officer told the court that at 5pm on February 2 police were
on duty in the Waterside area and observed a car that had failed to
stop for them on January 6.
They saw the car was stopped in traffic and approached when the
defendant was said to have got out and kicked an officer in the
stomach.
He was then said to have punched another officer in the face and
struggled with police causing them to hit their emergency response
buttons.
A female who was said to be driving the vehicle fled the scene.
After being arrested the man said he had got out of one side of the
vehicle because the officer there appeared to be smaller.
He was said to have been abusive towards police and the interview had
to be terminated.
Bail was opposed due to fact that the man had been avoiding police
since last August and the officer said that they had no confidence the
man would keep any bail conditions.
Mr MacDermott said that his bail application was 'hopeless' due to the
warrants.
District Judge Barney McElholm said that the man was 'totally
unsuitable' for bail and remanded him in custody to appear again on
February 22.