A man who refused to get out of his car after it was seized by gardaí and later refused to leave the public area of the garda station, had a case against him adjourned at the May 5 sitting of Carlow District Court.

Dean Cummins, whose address was given as 67 Harelawn Park, Clondalkin, Dublin 22, pleaded to using threatening, abusive and insulting behaviour at Athy road, Carlow on April 4. He also pleaded to driving without insurance at Barnhill, Castledermot, on the same date.

Garda Donal Raftery told the court that he stopped the defendant driving a car at Barnhill who admitted driving without insurance.

Witness seized the car but back at Carlow garda station the defendant refused to get out of the vehicle and later refused to leave the public area in the station, where he kept on ringing the bell in the public office. He also threatened a number of gardaí on duty.

Defending solicitor Brendan O'Flaherty said his client was very upset at the time of the incident. Earlier that night he had just broken up with his girlfriend who was pregnant. He had asked to stay overnight in the car but was not given that option which resulted in him reacting badly and becoming abusive to the gardai.