Kildare man found running down road in underwear appears in court
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A MAN arrested on a winter night running in the road in his underpants was fined €400 in court this week (27 October).
Appearing in Athy District Court for sentence on the public order charge, intoxication in a public place, was a 28-year-old man who lives in Naas.
Sergeant Ruth Coleman explained that colleagues were on patrol in Rheban Manor in Athy a little before midnight on 2 February last when they noticed O’Brien.
“He was arrested for his own safety, he was running down the middle of the road in his underwear,” said the sergeant.
“In February?” asked a mildly incredulous Judge Desmond Zaidan.
“He was very co-operative,” added Sgt Coleman generously.
Convicting and fining Mr O’Brien €400 on the public order charge, the judge commented: “It’s different when hypothermia sets in."
