A female Garda and her male colleague are alleged to have been brutally beaten by a former MMA fighter in the middle of Dublin’s busy M50 motorway.
The young Gardaí were allegedly set upon by the man while attempting to deal with a collision which occurred near the Finglas exit of the Dublin motorway on Thursday evening.
The “agitated” man is alleged to have punched one of the officers in the head and attempted to bite both Gardaí during the shocking melee, which occurred in the middle of busy traffic.
Coyle, with an address at Bough, Cootehill in Cavan, is already serving eight years in jail after being caught with €2.5m of cocaine in his van.
He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of the drugs for sale or supply in Lusk on 24 April, 2020.
Coyle, who is originally from Dublin, appeared at the court in Letterkenny wearing a Dublin GAA shirt.
The court heard the trailer which Coyle was in possession of was the property of David Connors Machinery and Trailers in Milford.
Solicitor for Coyle, Mr Rory O’Brien, told the court that his client did not know the trailer had been stolen.
He told the court that his client was currently serving a sentence for another matter and was not due to be released until 2027.
