Judge labels County Derry man with 98 convictions a 'high nuisance value'
39-year-old serial bail breaker faces final court warning after violating strict city-entry ban and alcohol restrictions
A man who breached his bail by entering Derry and having an alcohol reading of 183mgs more than five times the legal limit has appeared at the local Magistrate's Court.
Trevor Kelly (39) of Distillery Gardens in Limavady was granted bail on July 17.
A police officer told the court that police responded to a report of a male assaulting two females and Kelly was arrested.
After investigation police decided that Kelly was not the initial aggressor but he was arrested for breaching his bail.
He is currently on bail for six cases with 'various offences some very serious' and as part of his bail conditions is that he doesn't enter Derry or consume alcohol.
Police objected to bail stating that Kelly had 19 previous bail breaches and 98 previous convictions.
The officer said that they did not believe Kelly would abide by any conditions.
Defence counsel Stephen Chapman said the breach was accepted.
He said that his client claimed he got on a bus to Limavady but the bus took him to Derry .
The barrister said that Kelly had consumed so much alcohol he could not find his way back to Limavady.
He added that alcohol was clearly an issue for Kelly.
Deputy District Judge Trevor Browne said that the defendant was of 'high nuisance value' and had clearly consumed too much alcohol.
He granted bail with a 'clear warning' to Kelly as what would happen if he breaches again.
Kelly will appear again on August 26.