Courts / Dublin / Report
Five years for man who believed he was fighting demons when he pulled syringe on gardai
Summary
Trevor Curtis, aged 35 and of no fixed abode, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court following guilty pleas to two separate offences. Curtis pleaded guilty to possession of a syringe to threaten injury or intimidate another person on Bedford Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin on April 14, 2014, and to robbery of a betting shop on Wicklow Street, Dublin on October 27, 2014. During the first incident, Curtis was experiencing hallucinations after consuming a head shop drug and believed he was being attacked by demons. When gardaí arrived, he was found holding a syringe which he waved aggressively, leading to his being pepper-sprayed. In the second offence, he jumped over the counter and brandished a syringe at a pregnant employee, demanding money. Judge Martin Nolan suspended the final year of the sentence and backdated it to 2014 when Curtis entered custody. Curtis has 43 previous convictions, including three for similar syringe-related offences.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Five years for man who believed he was fighting demons when he pulled syringe on gardai. Charges or matters: possession of a syringe to threaten injury or intimidate another on Bedford Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin on April 14, 2014; the robbery of a betting shop on Wicklow Street, Dublin on October 27, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 14, 2014 Incident
- October 27, 2014 Incident
- 2016-06-03 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: possession of a syringe to threaten injury or intimidate another on Bedford Lane, Temple Bar, Dublin on April 14, 2014; the robbery of a betting shop on Wicklow Street, Dublin on October 27, 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Martin Nolan imposed sentences totalling five years and suspended the final year. He also backdated the sentence to 2014 when Curtis went into custody.
Places mentioned
- Bedford Lane
- Wicklow Street
Topics
Related court reports
- Man charged with having 56k child abuse images and videos remanded on bail
- Ex-Dáil hopeful's allegations against former employer 'complete fantasy', WRC told
- Mater must pay €10k to worker who said he was wrongly accused of abusing patient
- 'I think we know I won't be getting bail' - Daniel Kinahan charged with directing criminal organisation
- Letting agent who claimed alleged domestic violence victim abandoned tenancy by fleeing to refuge must pay €14.7k
- 77-year-old with 470 convictions told Luas staff to 'f**k off'
If a fact, identity, locality or legal outcome needs review, email the newsroom with this report's details prefilled.
Email a correction request