When asked how he pleaded to the four counts before the non-jury Special Criminal Court, Devoy said separately on each occasion: "Guilty, Judge". He previously pleaded guilty to possessing a RAK-PM63 sub-machine gun with intent to endanger life or cause serious injury at Crannogue Road, Ballymun, Dublin 11, on March 11, 2019. The incident sparked a major garda alert last year when Devoy was spotted at a nearby store armed with a machine gun. Footage also emerged of Devoy walking through a Ballymun housing estate while hiding the weapon behind his back. Expand Close Derek ‘Bottler’ Devoy / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Derek ‘Bottler’ DevoyDevoy was arrested and later charged, and has been held in custody ever since.

Source: The Herald June 16, 2020 01:30 UTC