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Firearms, criminal organisation case moved to Special Criminal Court

Summary

Ryan Kelly, 32, and Anthony Walker, 52, are accused of possessing a .38 Special Smith & Wesson revolver and five rounds of .38 Special ammunition each, with the incidents occurring on 11 November 2021 and 23 November 2021 respectively. Both are also charged with knowledge of a criminal organisation and participation or contribution that could facilitate a serious offence, violating Section 72 of the Criminal Justice Act. The State's ex‑parte application succeeded, and the trials will be heard before the non‑jury Special Criminal Court, with the matter adjourned to 11 July.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Firearms, criminal organisation case moved to Special Criminal Court. Charges or matters: possessing a .38 Special Smith & Wesson revolver; possessing five rounds of .38 Special calibre ammunition; participated in, contributed to, or were reckless as to whether such participation or contribution could facilitate the commission of a serious offence; possession of a Smith & Wesson revolver; possession of five rounds of .38 Special calibre ammunition. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• November 11, 2021 Incident
• November 23, 2021 Incident
• Monday, July 11 Adjournment
• 2022-07-05 Publication

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