James Quinn (Irish criminal)

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James Quinn is an Irish criminal and convicted accessory to murder. [1] He is originally from south inner city Dublin. [1]

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Family

He is a nephew of Martin "the Viper" Foley. [1]

Sporting career

He is a former boxer. [1]

Criminal history

He assaulted a Garda on South Great George's Street in April 2008 and reinforcements had to be called to subdue him. [1]

He was questioned about the beating and shooting of an addict in June 2008, but never charged. [1]

In July 2013 he was sentenced to two years imprisonment with one year suspended for threatening a bouncer with a hammer after the bouncer had ejected him from a pub in Dublin city centre. [1]

In September 2015, Gary Hutch was shot dead in Marbella, which began the Hutch–Kinahan feud. [2] James Quinn was found guilty of being a necessary accessory - a getaway driver - to the murder and possession of a gun. [2] [3] He was sentenced to 22 years in prison and ordered to pay €90,000 compensation to the family of Gary Hutch. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Lally, Conor (2018-06-15). "James Quinn: A Kinahan killer in profile". Irish Times . Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  2. 1 2 "James Quinn found guilty of participating in murder of Gary Hutch in Spain". Irish Examiner . 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  3. 1 2 "James Quinn sentenced to 22 years over Hutch murder; ordered to pay relatives €90k compensation". Irish Examiner . 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2024-11-30.