Arrest warrant for “lethal weapon” accused
District Judge Barney McElholm issued the warrant for 18-year-old Emmet Noel Smith last week.
Smith, of Bradley Park, is accused of possessing the loaded crossbow in the Elaghmore Park area of the city on June 27.
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Hide AdAn investigating told Londonderry Magistrates Court he believed he could connect Smith to the charge.
Defence solicitor Ciaran McGuinness revealed to the court the teenager has “left the jurisdiction because he is under paramilitary threat”.
The solicitor said he has been trying to contact his client but has been unable to take any instructions from him.
Mr McElholm issued the warrant stating the charge was “quite a serious matter” and a loaded crossbow is a “lethal weapon”.