Creepy fake Garda who tried to get woman into car then choked husband jailed
A builder who intimidated a woman into his car by pretending to be a garda and assaulting her husband has been sentenced to three years in prison.McGowan, of Branswood, Athy, Co Kildare, had pleaded not guilty to all counts but told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court in October that he accepts the jury’s verdicts.
McGowan also has one District Court conviction for impersonating a member of An Garda Síochána on July 1, 2019. Garda Aaron Webb told John Moher BL, prosecuting, that Andra Calauz gave evidence during the trial that she stepped outside to have a cigarette following an argument with her husband.McGowan told her he was a garda and showed her something on his phone, which Ms Calauz took as official identification. Gda Webb said Ms Calauz engaged in conversation with McGowan as she thought he was a garda.McGowan asked her to get into the car and said he would take her to a garda station.
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