Teen in court after manure sprayed on streets in ‘protest against Pride event’
A 19 -year -old man agreed to spray chicken fertilizer on the streets of Ballymena in a strange “protest” against the opening pride parade of the town.
Cloughmills, Isaac Adams from Lislaban Road, Saturday morning after the incident on Monday before the Colarine Magistrate Court appeared before the incident. He faces criminal damage charges, has a lock knife and causes the fertilizer to lie on the road.
The court heard that Mr. Adams was caught by the police in the early hours of Saturday, wearing a palaclava, and carried two empty 25 -liter jugs containing fertilizer. The authority said the actions of the civil servants were a protest against the first planned pride event in the afternoon of Saturday.
Mr. Adams admitted that he had poured the road to fill four or five drums from the farm to fill the waste waste and to disrupt the passage ceremony.
A series of references were given to the court, including the “six of the elders” from the local church, which says that it was “out of character”.
Constable Coele confirmed that the police had patrolled in the city center of Ballymena when the police met the defendant at 2.45 hours on Saturday, June 28th.
Balaclava dressed, fertilizer containing two empty 25 -liter jug was found.
The defendant admitted that he had spread the fertilizer on the surrounding roads to disrupt the Ballymena pride passing ceremony later on the same day.
The defendant was searched and a lock knife was found in his pocket.
He was arrested for having a criminal damage and a winged article.
Although under attention, the defendant admitted freely that he had carried out the action to protest against the approaching parade later on that day.
He confessed to spreading waste fertilizer to the town and said he wasn’t the only person involved in the police.
Adams confessed to wear Balaclava to hide his identity and fertilizer It was a chicken garbage.
He said he had filled four or five drums from his own farm and defined it as a joke.
The police opposed the bail, but the defendant said that there was no criminal record, that the event had passed and that a joint accusation arrested on Saturday was rescued until November.
The defendant’s lawyer Stewart Balletine told the court that Adams had fully cooperated and accepted with the police.
“He said he was stupid and stupid to join this joke, but as he explained, he said clearly, but he clearly backfired him.”
Mrs. Coyle acknowledged that the defendant had regret and described it as a joke.
The defendant worked at a care engineer and family farm and wearing a lock knife -containing pants during the incident.
“He’s a man who has never been in trouble before,” Mr. Ballenti added.
“Full -time employment.
“It wasn’t a slurry tanker on the streets of Ballymena. These were small boxes with chicken fertilizer They have them.
“When it comes to the parade on Saturday, it was not disturbing in any way, and anyone who wanted to participate could do it.”
Photos fertilizer He was delivered to the court.
The court told the local authority to clean up the chaos cost 788,39.
Mr. Ballet added: “His mother and father are worried about this. Both are on the court’s body.
Orum I give a reference from his employer. He speaks a lot from this young man and also gave the references of his six elderly in the local church, which says it was too many characters.
“This man has never been arrested in his life before. He had an experience of eclipse in custody during the weekend, and this young man is completely new and I hope he will never come back.
“It comes from a very law -based stock, a family stock in the northern an instrument area, and a hardworking young man and really it should be more productive than doing it.
“The police helped the investigation greatly and one of the other parties was arrested.
Orum I wonder what the evidence could be. But my client was actually the only man caught by red -handed, so to speak, and he made full assumptions from the very beginning.
“He caught the headlights of the police vehicle and made full assumptions and has definitely learned lessons from his experiences for the last few days.”
The court heard that the incident was organized on messages and phone calls.
Adams was given bail under a series of conditions, including the fact that he was at an address on Lislaban Road in Cloughmills, did not enter Ballimena, did not have an internet access phone and was under curfew between 11:00 and 5:00.
Adams was warned that violating bail conditions would not be considered a joke.
A 20 -year -old man, who was also arrested in connection with the incident, was released in a police bail and will go to court in November.
