Freddie Thompson (Irish criminal)

Freddie Thompson is an Irish criminal connected to the Crumlin-Drimnagh feud who was also convicted of the murder of David Douglas.[1]

Early life

He was born in 1980 and grew up in the Maryland area of south-inner city Dublin.[1] He first came to the attention of an Garda Síochána in his teens for car theft and related offences.[1]

Ambush

In 2008 he was travelling in a Four-wheel drive car in Spain with Paddy Doyle and Gary Hutch, a nephew of Gerry Hutch when they were ambushed and Doyle was shot dead.[1] (Gary Hutch was shot at the start of the 2015–18 Irish gangland feud.[1])

Extradition to Spain

Thompson was extradited to Spain in 2011 after Spanish authorities linked him to an organisation based in the Costa del Sol, namely the Kinahan gang.[1] He was allowed to return to Ireland in 2013.[1] He was wanted in Spain on three charges - unlawful assembly, drugs charges and posesion of weapons and arms trafficking.[2] Spainish authorities claimed that he procured weapons for the organisation and is a bodygoard and chauffeur.[2]

Thompson submitted a statement of means claiming he had no income.[2] Counsel for the state asked how Thompson could support himself when he did not claim welfare, was not registed for business or tax yet travelled around Europe.[2] Thompson claimed he was supported by his mother.[2] The judge found the statement of means very unsatisfactory and refused free legal aid.[2]

Extradition from Netherlands

In May 2014 he was arrested by Dutch police on foot of an international arrest warrant.[3] He was extradited from Amsterdam and held in custody.[3][4] It was reated to a brawl on January 7, 2013, at Morriseys' pub, Cork Street, "sparked by slagging" after a funeral.[4]

In February 2015 he pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was jailed.[4] [1][4] At the time of the Garda investigation Thompson had 29 previous convictions.[4] Judge Martin Nolan said that Thompson had probably caused the brawl and that he had thrown a bottle at someone.[4] He also described the brawl as "a quite serious fracas" in which many people were involved.[4] Thompson pleaded guilty and his sentence was backdated to May 23 2014, the date he was first remanded.[4]

Murder of David Douglas

In July 2016 David Douglas was murdered and Thompson was charged with the murder that November.[1][5] In August 2018 Thompson was convicted of the murder.[1][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Schiller, Robin (1 September 2018), 'Fat' Freddie Thompson: from juvenile car thief to feared gangland criminal, Irish Independent, retrieved 1 September 2018
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Freddie Thompson to be extradited to Spain". RTE News. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Dutch police hold Irish man wanted by Gardaí". Irish Examiner. 6 May 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MacLean, Sonya (3 February 2015). "'Fat Freddie' jailed for funeral brawl". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Freddie Thompson charged with murder of David Douglas". TheJournal.ie. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Freddie Thompson found guilty of feud murder of David Douglas". TheJournal.ie. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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