Martin Valliday (25), of Angus Street in Antrim town, was charged with attempting to cause criminal damage to a police cell van on December 12 last year. He had been arrested following a crossbow attack on a property in Antrim. He was also sentenced for possessing a crossbow as an offensive weapon; a hatchet 'without lawful authority' in Antrim; causing criminal damage to a window of a property and possession of cannabis and possession of cannabis with intent to supply.
Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. An earlier court heard police received a report that a living room window had been broken at a property in Antrim on the night of December 12 and police found a crossbow bolt lying on grass. The court heard the female resident had been "frightened" by the incident.
Camera footage showed a male aiming a crossbow and a window was then hit with a hatchet. Blood was found on the window. After going to the scene, police had then gone to an another address in Antrim town and saw Valliday throw items into an alleyway including items which matched those used in he house attack.
Around 200 grammes of cannabis in 15 'deal bags' along with scales and a 'deal list' were also found. When arrested, police noticed Valliday had an injury to his right hand and officers suspected that was from breaking the window. Advertisement Advertisement The earlier court heard that.
