Gary Thompson, Glen Thompson and Robert Browne jailed for firearms offence

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Gary Thompson, Glen Thompson and Robert Browne were sentenced at the Special Criminal Court on 29 July 2019 for unlawful possession of four firearms with intent to endanger life, receiving 12 years and six months each for Thompson and 11 years and six months for Browne. The firearms were possessed at Belmont Hall Apartments on Gardiner Street, Dublin, on 10 March 2018.

The court imposed headline sentences of 18 years, reduced by 25 per cent for guilty pleas. Glen Thompson received a further 12-month reduction, while the sentences were backdated to 10 March 2018.

The court heard that the men had planned to kill Patrick ‘Patsy’ Hutch and had been intercepted near his home. The judge said the offences involved loaded weapons, extensive preparation and financial gain, while none of the men was a high-level organiser.