Registered sex offender accused of breaching the peace
A 48-year-old Scottish registered sex offender has been remanded on bail to appear before Galway District Court next September for sentence on public order offences committed in the city last February.
Lorcan Halton, a native of Glasgow, with an address at 7 Porter's Row, Ticosker, Arva, Cavan, first appeared before Galway District Court last March where he was granted free legal aid.
Halton is charged with being drunk and a danger to himself and others and with breaching the peace, by engaging in threatening and abusive words or behaviour at Henry Street, Galway on February 13 last and with breaching the peace again the following day at Bowling Green, Galway.
The matter was adjourned on two occasions in the interim and Halton appeared before the court in Galway again last week where he pleaded guilty to the Public Order offences.
Judge Mary Fahy could not finalise sentence, however, as Halton had to return to a court in Cavan, where a suspended sentence had been left hanging over him for an offence committed in that area some time ago.
As the Galway offences were committed during the period of that suspended sentence, the court in Cavan has to decide if it should activate the suspended sentence before the court in Galway can deal with the Public Order offences.
Adrian MacLynn, solicitor, who was assigned to represent the accused under the Free Legal Aid Scheme, told the court that the Cavan matter had not been dealt with yet.
Judge Fahy decided to give the court in Cavan time to reach its decision and she adjourned the Galway matters to September 2 for disposal then, remanding Halton on continuing bail (on the Galway charges) to appear before her court again on that date.