Lurgan Man Jailed After Filming Police Vehicles in Station Yard and Sharing Footage Online
Judge Philip Gilpin said the video could have exposed police resources and created a security risk for officers.
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Lurgan man jailed after filming police vehicles in station yard and sharing footage online
A 35-year-old Lurgan man has been jailed after secretly recording police vehicles inside Lurgan station and posting the footage to hundreds of people on social media in an act a judge ruled was likely to be useful to terrorists. Samuel McCaughey, aged 35, had been charged with collecting or making a record of information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism, and publishing or communicating information about…
Co Armagh man jailed after filming police vehicles
Jailed: Samuel McCaughey, 35, from County Armagh A County Armagh man has been jailed after filming police vehicles inside the yard of Lurgan Police Station and distributing the footage through social media. Samuel McCaughey, 35, from Lurgan, was sentenced at Laganside Crown Court on Tuesday after being convicted of two terrorism-related offences under Section 58 of the Terrorism Act 2000. The case dates back more than six years to May 2020, when…
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