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Father-of-four who threatened to damage shop is sentenced to three years
Summary
Anthony Piercy, a 33‑year‑old father of four from Naas, was sentenced to three years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for making demands with menace and for two separate threats to damage property. He claimed that Martin Gallagher, owner of Glenshane Stores in Tallaght, was responsible for €30,000 worth of damage to his home and threatened to use pipe bombs to burn the shop. Piercy called Gallagher's partner, Lisa Plunkett, demanding money and threatening to burn the shop if Gallagher refused to meet him. He returned to the shop the next day, again threatening to use pipe bombs and to close the shop at 3 pm. Judge Martin Nolan accepted that Piercy had a "wrong and irrational belief" about Gallagher's involvement, suspended the final 18 months of the sentence, and noted that Piercy had been a good family man and had no prior convictions for similar offences. Anthony Piercy pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Father-of-four who threatened to damage shop is sentenced to three years. Charges or matters: making demands with menace on March 14, 2013 and to two charges of making threats to damage property on March 14 and March 15, 2013. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 14, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 14 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 15, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2015-05-05 Publication
Why: A father of four who threatened to burn a shop because he wrongly believed the owner was responsible for damaging his own home has been sentenced to three years. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: making demands with menace on March 14, 2013 and to two charges of making threats to damage property on March 14 and March 15, 2013 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Nolan suspended the final 18 months of the sentenced after he accepted that Piercy was a good family man who has since stayed out of trouble.
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