Ross Thompson jailed for violent disorder at Mountjoy

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Ross Thompson was jailed for violent disorder at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, where Judge Orla Crowe imposed four years, backdated to July 7th, after reducing a seven-year headline sentence. The proceedings were reported on 8 November 2023.

Thompson pleaded guilty to violent disorder arising from the Mountjoy Prison incident on 18 December 2018. He also pleaded to dangerous driving, driving without a licence and having no insurance connected with an incident at Shangan Green, Ballymun, on 18 May 2021; he was disqualified from driving for three years from 8 November 2023.

CCTV showed Thompson kicking and stamping on the injured prisoner, who was stabbed up to seven times. The report said Thompson was not involved in the stabbing, and there was no suggestion he knew a weapon would be used. His defence relied on his guilty pleas, acceptance of involvement in a prison disciplinary process, personal circumstances and drug addiction.