2018-03-16
Jail for addict who held knife to shop worker's throat
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Patrick Quinn imposed a three-year sentence on Farrell, saying this was a "terrifying ordeal" for staff and Farrell had shown a lack of respect for the law. Judge Quinn sentenced him to five years in prison, suspending the final two years on condition he attend appointments with probation services upon release, complete a drug programme and refrain from taking illicit drugs.