American on honeymoon in Dublin ‘tried to murder three in Ulster bar knife rampage’
Nicholas Keith Warner, an electrical engineer from Summerville, South Carolina, appeared in Court today
AN AMERICAN is accused of attempted murder after "going on a stabbing rampage" while on his honeymoon in Dublin.
The three men, two in their thirties and one in his 60s, sustained injuries outside a bar in Ballycarry last Saturday night.
Nicholas Keith Warner, an electrical engineer from South Carolina, suffered a broken leg in the incident.
Yesterday, he appeared at Limavady Magistrate's Court, where he denied attempting to murder the three men and assaulting a fourth.
Warner also denies causing an affray, but admitted possessing a knife.
He was helped by two police officers as he walked on crutches from a cell van into the courthouse for his remand appearance.
His new wife Kaylee, a nurse also from South Carolina, sat behind her husband as he sat in the dock.
When asked by the court clerk if he understood the charges, the defendant replied "yes mam".
A detective constable told Deputy District Judge Ted Magill that he believed Warner was drunk during the alleged rampage.
Defence solicitor David Jones told the court that bail conditions proposed by the police and by the Public Prosecution Service were acceptable to the defendant.
Mr Jones said: "He accepts he was the individual who caused the injuries. From the moment of his arrest prior to his interviews he accepted he possessed the knife to defend himself."
He added: "This case will come down to the argument of reasonable force or otherwise and because he is a US citizen I would request that if possible the case could be fast tracked.
"It is regrettable in that he is here on his honeymoon and his employment as an electrical engineer is now is jeopardy."
The defendant was released on his own bail of £1,000 to appear at Ballymena Magistrate's Court on September 6.
As part of his agreed bail conditions he was ordered to hand over his passport to the PSNI, to observe an 8pm to 11am curfew and to reside only at a bail address approved by the PSNI.
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The defendant, who will also be electronically tagged, was further ordered not to leave Northern Ireland and not to contact any of the injured parties nor any other witnesses in the case.
He must also maintain an absolute ban from both possessing and consuming alcohol and he must agree to carrying out a preliminary breath test if asked to do so by the police.
An additional bail condition is that the defendant must not enter within the 30mph zone around the village of Ballycarry.
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