BALLYBANE FATHER OF FIVE JAILED FOR GUN THEFT

Date Published: 23-Mar-2012

A father of five from Ballybane has been jailed for five years for handling a consignment of guns stolen from the back of a courier van almost five years ago.

44 year old Jimmy “Chin” Ward of 41 Slieve Rua, Ballybane was found guilty by a jury in January of handling twelve rifles and a shotgun, valued at €2,920, on November 27, 2207 at a house in Caltra, Ballinasloe

The jury found him not guilty of the theft of the guns which were the property of gun wholesalers, Gowan and Bradshaw Ltd., Galway.