An on-the-run thug, who escaped from a Garda station in north Dublin and is suspected of committing crimes while being at large, is now taunting gardai with Snapchat videos.
The thug, who is a relative of paralysed Drogheda feud mob boss Owen Maguire, jumped over the wall at Balbriggan Garda Station on Wednesday, April 23 after he was arrested for criminal offences. He had appeared before Balbriggan District Court earlier that day on charges of burglary, unauthorised taking of a vehicle and theft of fuel from a service station.
Bail was refused after the prosecuting garda told the judge "no conditions of bail would be acceptable." While gardai were processing the teen’s prison warrant at the garda station, it’s believed the thug was allowed outside to have a cigarette but managed to jump the wall of the garda station.
He continues to be a fugitive a month on and it’s suspected he continues on a crime rampage.
The 19-year-old - who is suspected of committing a number of burglaries and car thefts while on the run - is now taunting gardai by posting videos of members of the force going about their duties.
"The teen just can't help himself committing crimes. He got High Court bail last year and within half an hour had allegedly stolen a car," a source told the Irish Mirror.
"He is also on High Court bail at the moment for allegedly burgling a garda station in the midlands. It’s impressive how much he actually allegedly robs and rarely gets caught," the source continued.
"Now he keeps posting Snapchat videos of the gardai in Balbriggan driving around the town or at incidents to taunt them," the source said.
It’s understood that the thug is not hiding in the Balbriggan area but elsewhere in the country and that his friends are sending him the videos of the gardai in Balbriggan and he is allegedly posting them to Snapchat to taunt the gardai.
The thug - who has a total of 88 previous convictions for offences committed while on bail - "finds it very difficult in custody",his solicitor told Balbriggan District Court last month after the teen was charged.
"He was only recently released from custody and he has every incentive to stay on the straight and narrow," his solicitor told the court then, adding "he finds it very difficult in custody."
"He will abide by all bail conditions," the solicitor added, before the prosecuting garda said: "No conditions would be acceptable," and the presiding judge refused bail.
While gardai were processing the teen’s prison warrant as the teen was remanded in custody, he managed to abscond from the station and continues to remain at large.
In a statement An Garda Siochana said: "Gardaí are investigating the escape from Garda custody of a male, aged in his late teens, on Wednesday 23rd April 2025 from a Garda Station in the Dublin Metropolitan Region.
"Investigations are ongoing at this time."
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