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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- The Irish Sun
Son of Dublin steakhouse shooting victim jailed for string of violent crimes & clash with armed cops during home search
THE son of fatal shooting victim Jason Hennessy Snr has been jailed for a string of violent crimes including an aggressive confrontation with armed gardai during a tense search of his Dublin home. Jason Hennessy Jnr, 28, pleaded guilty before Judge Catherine Hayden, who imposed sentences totalling six months and a two-year road ban. Hennessy, of Sheephill Avenue, Blanchardstown, faced 15 charges: violent disorder, dangerous driving, obstructing drug search, and having a passenger with no seatbelt from 2019 to 2022 in the Blanchardstown area. At Blanchardstown District Court, Garda Sergeant Ian Abbey outlined the facts on behalf of nine prosecuting The Read more in News Jason Jnr had to be restrained by members of the ASU, resisted the search of the property, and when one officer entered, he stood up in an extremely aggressive stance. He shouted abuse and told an officer to 'f*** off'. The accused told the officer, 'You won't be searching this house,' and 'squared up' to the garda, entering his personal space and placing his head close to him. Detective Garda Megan Furey told the court that she had dealings with him twice on June 23, 2019. Most read in Irish News The first occurred at Blanchardstown Courthouse, where Hennessy called her a 'f***ing tramp' and was arrested under the Public Order Act. At 8.19 pm that night, as she and colleagues engaged in a 'covert operation', she observed him driving after another car on the Blakestown Road, where he sped 'straight through a red light'. DRIVING AT SPEED There were male occupants in his car, and armed colleagues were alerted due to the nature of the operation, targetting criminal activity in the area. The vehicle turned back in her direction, travelled towards her at speed, and went back through the junction of Blakestown Road and Blakestown Way 'at high speed on the wrong side of the road'. On April 3, 2020, he drove a car with a young child in the back with no seatbelt. The court heard that on June 22, 2020, at 1 am in the cell area of Blanchardstown Garda station, the gaoler did a routine check in cell number 3 to check on the prisoner. CELL INCIDENTS Hennessy told the garda, 'You are a blonde muppet, turn off the light.' He threw water from the toilet, saying, 'Do you want water? You will have to drag me out.' He then began throwing litter from his meal that day. He had to be removed, as he became very aggressive, acting violently to gardaí, and the cell had to be cleaned. Gardai spotted him on May 8, 2020, with a group where one of them was 'acting suspiciously' outside the Laurel Lodge shopping centre. The garda retrieved a mobile phone from Hennessy and held it when it received a notification. Hennessy then 'became aggressive and threw the mobile phone on the ground, causing it to break. He became violent and had to be restrained and was arrested for obstruction'. 1 Jason Hennessy Jnr, 28, was sentenced to six months and also handed a two-year road ban Credit: IrishPhotoDesk
Sunday World
3 days ago
- Sunday World
Son of murder victim Jason Hennessy Snr jailed for ‘squaring up' to armed gardai
The father-of-four admitted offences including violent disorder, dangerous driving and obstructing a garda drug search One of the sons of steakhouse murder victim Jason Hennessy Snr has been jailed for six months for a series of crimes after a court heard he became violent in a garda station cell, roaring: 'you'll have to drag me out.' Jason Hennessy Jnr (28) also 'squared up' to armed gardai who came to his west Dublin home with a warrant, shouting: 'you won't be searching this house.' Hennessy was sentenced at Blanchardstown District Court after he pleaded guilty to 15 charges brought for a litany of offences over a three-year period. The father-of-four admitted offences including violent disorder, dangerous driving and obstructing a garda drug search. Judge Catherine Hayden also banned him from driving for two years. Sergeant Ian Abbey told the court the incidents happened on dates between 2019 and 2022. He said gardai went with the armed support unit to Hennessy's home at Sheephill Avenue, Blanchardstown with a search warrant on May 18, 2019. Hennessy resisted the search and had to be restrained. He stood up and shouted abuse at the gardai, telling one to 'f**k off' and 'you won't be searching this house.' Jason Hennessy Jnr is on remand News in 90 Seconds - May 30th The garda told him to sit down, but Jason Hennessy stood and squared up to the garda, 'entered his personal space' and placed his head up to the officer's head. Gardai were engaged in a covert operation in relation to 'suspected criminal activity' in west Dublin on June 23, 2019 when they saw a blue Saab being driven by Hennessy, with passengers, followed by another vehicle. The Saab went through a red light at a junction at Blakestown Road. Armed support were called and the Saab turned back toward the direction of the gardai, travelling towards them. Hennessy drove back through the junction at high speed and on the wrong side of the road. Hennessy was arrested for threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour at Aldi, Mulhuddart village on July 19, 2019. Four days later, he was at Blanchardstown District when he called a garda a 'f**king tramp.' He was caught speeding at 93kph in a 60kph zone on Jan 23, 2020 and parking on a footpath on February 15. The following April 3 on Castlecurragh Road, Mulhuddart, Hennessy was stopped driving a Volkswagen Passat and had a child without a seatbelt in the back seat. Gardai stopped and searched Hennessy when they saw him among a group of men acting suspiciously outside the San Marino takeaway at Laurel Lodge shopping centre on May 8, 2020. When a phone was retrieved from his pocket, Hennessy became aggressive and threw it on the ground, breaking it. He became violent and had to be restrained and arrested for obstruction. While detained at Blanchardstown garda station the following June 22, a jailer carried out a routine check on Hennessy in his cell at 1am. Hennessy said 'you're a blond muppet, turn off the light.' He became very aggressive, and used a paper cup to throw water from the toilet, shouting at the garda, 'do you want water, you will have to drag me out'. He began throwing litter from his meal and was violent as he was removed from the cell, which had to be cleaned. When stopped driving at Corduff shops on February 5, 2022, Hennessy told the garda: 'You will do well in prison, you little faggot.' Hennessy, who had passengers in his car, was aggressive and made 'hand gestures' while children were nearby. He was already in custody when he came before the court. Defence solicitor Tertius Van Eeden said the violence in the case was at the 'low end of the scale.' Hennessy was now 'doing well in prison,' working out and 'keeping his head down.' He was 'in a good place mentally' now, considering the fact his father was 'brutally murdered in a Christmas Eve shooting in 2023,' Mr Van Eeden said. Hennessy had 15 previous convictions for offences including assault and violent disorder.
BreakingNews.ie
3 days ago
- General
- BreakingNews.ie
Jason Hennessy Jnr jailed after confronting armed gardaí and string of aggressive interactions
The son of fatal shooting victim Jason "Jay" Hennessy Snr has been jailed for a string of violent crimes, including an aggressive confrontation with armed gardaí during a tense search of his Dublin home. Jason Hennessy Jnr, 28, pleaded guilty before Judge Catherine Hayden, who imposed sentences totalling six months and a two-year road ban. Advertisement His father was murdered in a gun attack at a steakhouse on Christmas Eve, 2023, in Blanchardstown. Hennessy, of Sheephill Avenue, Blanchardstown, faced 15 charges: violent disorder, dangerous driving, obstructing drug search, and having a passenger with no seatbelt from 2019 to 2022 in the Blanchardstown area. At Blanchardstown District Court, Garda Sergeant Ian Abbey outlined the facts on behalf of nine prosecuting gardaí who had had various interactions with the father of four, resulting in criminal charges. The court heard that on May 18th, 2019, gardaí conducted a search operation at his home and brought the armed support unit (ASU). Advertisement Jason Jnr had to be restrained by members of the ASU, resisted the search of the property, and when one officer entered, he stood up in an extremely aggressive stance. He shouted abuse and told an officer to "Fuck off". The accused told the officer, "You won't be searching this house," but he stood and "squared up" to the garda, entering his personal space and placing his head close to him. Detective Garda Megan Furey had dealings with him twice on June 23rd, 2019. The first occurred at Blanchardstown Courthouse, where Hennessy called her a "fucking tramp" and was arrested under the Public Order Act. At 8.19pm that night, as she and colleagues engaged in a "covert operation", she observed him driving after another car on the Blakestown road, where he sped "straight through a red light". Advertisement There were male occupants in his car, and armed colleagues were alerted due to the nature of the operation, targeting criminal activity in the area. The vehicle turned back in her direction, travelled towards her at speed, and went back through the junction of Blakestown Road and Blakestown Way "at high speed on the wrong side of the road". On April 3rd, 2020, he drove a car with a young child in the back with no seatbelt. The court heard that on June 22nd, 2020, at 1am in the cell area of Blanchardstown Garda station, the gaoler did a routine check in cell number 3 to check on the prisoner. Advertisement Hennessy told the garda, "You are a blond muppet, turn off the light." He threw water from the toilet, saying, "Do you want water? You will have to drag me out". He then began throwing litter from his meal that day. He had to be removed, as he became very aggressive, acting violently to gardaí, and the cell had to be cleaned. Gardaí spotted him on May 8th, 2020, with a group where one of them was "acting suspiciously" outside the Laurel Lodge shopping centre. The garda retrieved a mobile phone from Hennessy and held it when it received a notification. Hennessy then "became aggressive and threw the mobile phone on the ground, causing it to break. He became violent and had to be restrained and was arrested for obstruction." Advertisement The court heard on February 15th, 2020, he was caught parking on a footpath and, on January 23rd, 2020, driving at 93 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. He became aggressive and verbally abused a garda on routine patrol on February 5th, 2022, at Corduff Shops, taunting, "You will do well in prison, you little faggot', and making hand gestures where there were young children present at the time. The court heard he was arrested on July 19th, 2019, at Aldi Mulhuddart Village, Dublin 15, where the defendant engaged in threatening and abusive language toward gardaí. Pleading for leniency, defence solicitor Tertius Van Eeden told the court his client had young children and was in a long-term relationship, was doing well, "working out and keeping his head down." The solicitor added that his client was "in a good place mentally now given the fact his father was brutally murdered in a shooting in a Christmas Eve shooting in 2023". He had 15 prior convictions for public order offences, hit and run, and also an assault causing harm and violent disorder incident, which resulted in a suspended three- year sentence. Ireland Senior Kinahan gang member Sean McGovern charged w... Read More He spoke briefly only to confirm a procedural aspect the case and was not required to give evidence. Judge Hayden noted the offences went back several years and took into account his guilty pleas, which saved the court from having to run several hearings. Earlier this week at Dublin District Court, Judge Anthony Halpin ordered the destruction of four XL Bully pit bulls owned by Hennessy's mother, Veronica Maher, 54, after one escaped the family home and terrorised gardaí who feared for their lives. There has been a two-week stay on the order to destroy Oddie, Reggie, their mother, Medusa, and the fourth dog, Joe, pending a possible appeal.
