Brian Johnston jailed for hoax 999 shooting call

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Brian Johnston was jailed for 15 months for making a false report about a shooting, after a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court case reported on 22 November 2019.

The hoax 999 call was made to divert Gardaí who were preparing to remove him from his former partner’s home in Finglas. Johnston pleaded guilty to the false report and other offences, including stealing a car battery and driving without a licence or insurance. Judge Martin Nolan imposed concurrent sentences totalling 15 months.