Gardaí arrest man allegedly brandishing ‘offensive weapon' on busy road
Gardaí rushed to the scene of a potentially serious incident in the early hours of Wednesday morning, after receiving reports of a man brandishing a weapon and behaving in an erratic manner on the main N11 road at Oylegate, Co Wexford.
The man reportedly brandished some kind of blade and was on the road, leading motorists to call gardaí shortly after 2 a.m.
Wexford Garda Station.
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Aged in his 40s, the accused subsequently got back in his car and travelled as far as the outskirts of Wexford town where several gardaí swooped and arrested him.
A garda spokesperson confirmed that 'Gardaí responded to a report of an individual in possession of an offensive weapon on the N11 at Oylegate, Co. Wexford in the early hours of Wednesday, May 7.
'A man in his 40s was subsequently arrested in Wexford town and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. He has since been charged and appeared before Gorey District Court at the 10:30am sitting on May 7.
'As this matter is now before the courts, An Garda Síochána is not in a position to comment further at this time.'
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