Virginia Court Briefs

Damaged window Jason Simpson, 27 Grange Abbey Road, Donaghmeade, Dublin, was fined €250 and disqualified from driving for one year for damaging a car window the property of Frank Caffrey at Dublin Street. Ballyjamesduff, on October 20, when he appeared at Virginia District Court. Remanded Tayo Okus, Apartment 4 Hot Wok Restaurant, The Diamond, Monaghan was remanded in custody to appear at Cavan District Court on November 27 charged that on November 18 at the Diamond, Monaghan, she solicited or importuned another person for the purpose of prostitution. Garda Stella Feeney said the defendant had been remanded from Clones Court the day before so that they could verify identification documents. However, when they were sent to Dublin and they were told they were false. Inspector B. Cadden said they would be seeking a remand in custody. Careless Driving Eugene McCooey, Drumlougher, Cullyhanna, Newry, was fined €750 on a reduced charge of careless driving at Bailieboro Road, Virginia, on November 5, Meanwhile, Dariusz Rychwalski, 50 Yew Park, Virginia, was fined €250 on a reduced charge of careless driving at Main Street, Ballyjamesduff, on August 12. A charge of using a mobile phone while was driving was taken into account. Excess Alcohol Ian McCabe, 14 Forest Park, Virginia, was fined €750 and disqualified from driving for a year for driving with excess alcohol 38mg/100ml breath at Virginia Road, Ballyjamesduff, on September 2. No Insurance Diego Daly (20), 2 Kilmore Estate, Ballyjamesduff, was given a four month detention term suspended for two years and disqualified from driving for four years for having no insurance on his vehicle at Kilmore estate on February 29. He was also fined €500. The defendant had two previous convictions for no insurance. Dominic Brady (34), Whitehill, Derrylurgan, Ballyjamesduff, was fined €500 and disqualified from driving for one year for a similar offence at Market Street, Ballyjamesduff, on November 28, 2002. On Bail Declan Ferguson, 9 Woodview estate, Bailieboro, was remanded on bail to the court on January 15 charged with assaulting Mary Donohoe at 11 Woodview, Bailieboro, on November 19. Conditions of his bail are that he stays away from Mary Donohoe, Anthony Connolly and Packie Connolly as well as abstain from alcohol. Lithuanian used live bait A Lithuanian national who used live bait while he was fishing on a Killinkere lake was fined €100 and ordered to pay €864 costs when he pleaded guilty to the offence at Virginia District Court. Alfonsas Zilius (38), 18 Grove Park, Ballyjamesduff, was charged with the offence at Dargan Lake, Corratinner, Killinkere, on May 11. A summons of taking a pike greater than 50cm in length from the lake on the same occasion was taken into account. Mr. Finian Brannigan, solicitor for the Fisheries Board, said two fishery officers came upon the defendant. They asked him to reel in his line and when he did so there was live bait on it. He also had a pike which was 70cm in length, 20cm longer than permitted, in his bag. Mr. D. Rudden, solicitor defending said it was an innocent mistake. His client was unaware that it was illegal to use live bait.