Armed gardaí deployed to arrest axe-wielding man roaming Wexford beauty spot
Gardaí from the Armed Support Unit were required following an incident of a man who had caused panic at a peaceful Wexford beauty spot on Saturday evening, wandering around armed with an axe and causing damage to four cars.Gardaí in Wexford received panicked calls from members of the public enjoying a weekend stroll at Forth Mountain shortly after 4 p.m., informing them of a man carrying an axe in a very aggressive state in the car park of the secluded wooded walking trails.Read moreMan (27) stole van at Sligo bus station before crashing it into a field on the outskirts of townHaving fled from the scene, some members of the public flagged other motorists down on the approach road to the Carrigfoyle car park, warning them that “there’s a man going around with an axe up there breaking up cars”.Crime Wrap for Sunday February 8 Gardaí attached to Wexford Garda Station immediately rushed to the scene on the mountain and were quickly joined by their colleagues from the Armed Support Unit.Eventually, following a search of the area, a man aged in his 50s was arrested at a residential property in nearby Taghmon.A garda spokesperson stated that “a less-than-lethal force option was deployed” during the course of the arrest and the man was “detained at a Garda station in the Easter Region under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act of 1984.”
