Alleged bail breacher ‘evaded garda helicopter then called officer to boast they couldn’t catch him’

Court told John Gavin (36) denies he was going to flee across border

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Andrew Phelan

An alleged bail breacher evaded a garda helicopter search then phoned one of the officers to “boast” that they had failed to catch him and he was “going over the Border”, a court was told.

Gardaí were trying to re-arrest John Gavin (36) for breaking bail conditions when he ran off into fields, prompting the unsuccessful three-hour search by 30 officers and the helicopter, it is alleged.