Cops say the 25-year-old was drunk in a pub and became aggressive with paramedics and carabinieri who were called to the scene
16:00, 24 May 2026Updated 16:04, 24 May 2026
The Irishman was arrested in Rome by Carabinieri officers on Friday morning. (Image: Facebook/Arma dei Carabinieri)
An Irish tourist is in custody after cops pepper-sprayed him when he allegedly attacked them in an upmarket area of Rome.
The Irishman started pushing members of the Carabinieri police force when they were called to a bar in the centre of the Italian capital in the early hours of Friday morning, cops said.
The incident happened on Via Euclide Turba in the upscale Prati-Trionfale area, just a few minutes’ walk from the Vatican.
It started when paramedics were called to the bar to try to help the 25-year-old Irishman, who cops say was drunk and was hassling other punters.
He refused medical help and the paramedics were forced to call the Carabinieri when he started being disruptive with them.
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But when the Carabinieri arrived, the Irishman became enraged and started pushing them.
An officer then pepper-sprayed him before arresting and handcuffing him.
He was arrested on suspicion of resisting arrest – which carrieS a jail term in Italy of anywhere from six months to five years.
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