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Premium Content Subscriber only A man who claimed his three-year-old son purchased a knife set for him has lost the knives after police found them under his driver’s seat. Christopher Andrew Crockett pleaded guilty on April 19 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court to one count of possessing a knife in a public place. Police prosecutor Clancy Fox said police intercepted Crockett driving on Murray Street on March 28 with two passengers. He said police searched the vehicle and occupants. Mr Fox sa...

A man who first lit a fire and then threatened to hang himself had been blacking out during recent binge drinking sessions.

Premium Content Subscriber only A man with eight convictions for domestic violence and one for deprivation of liberty has been denied bail over the latest DV allegations made against him. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, made a bail application in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on April 19. Magistrate Jason Schubert said it was alleged the defendant, 38, grabbed a woman around the jaw, grabbed her arm and twisted it up behind her back and forced her to the ground. The alleged offe...

Premium Content Subscriber only A motorist who failed to stop immediately after being directed to by police on the Bruce Highway claimed he feared for police safety after the Melbourne police killings and couldn’t find a safe spot to stop. Paul Bernard Martin, 49, pleaded guilty on March 16 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court to one count of failing to stop at the first reasonable instance after being directed by police. Police prosecutor Clancy Fox said police were carrying out speed enforcemen...

Premium Content Subscriber only A man in possession of nearly a pound of cannabis told police he had "a little bit of marijuana". Rockhampton Magistrates Court heard on Friday police intercepted Mark James Eade, 30, riding his bike at 8.05pm on August 19, 2020. After asking him if he had anything to declare, police found 448g of cannabis in his possession. Police prosecutor Clancy Fox called Eades history with drugs "considerable". Solicitor Lachlan Robertson agreed the cannabis found was ...

He called the victim a “s---” and told her to “shut up” before picking up an office chair and throwing it at a computer desk.

Premium Content Subscriber only Two Rockhampton residents faced court last week after the search of a home in Park Avenue uncovered a number of illegal items. Christopher Shane Neal pleaded guilty in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on January 8 to one count of authority required to possess explosives. Rebecca Anne Guy pleaded guilty to one count of possess utensils or pipes that had been used. Police prosecutor Clancy Fox said police executed a search warrant at a home in Park Avenue at 8am o...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Rockhampton man found himself in court last week after police searched him and found a small amount of marijuana. Donald James Murray pleaded guilty in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on January 8 to one count each of possessing a dangerous drug and possess utensils or pipes that had been used. Police prosecutor Clancy Fox said police had detained Murray on June 22, 2020, for the purpose of an emergency examination authority under the Mental Health Act. Mr Fox s...

A Biloela man appeared in court last week, charged with breaching a domestic violence order.

Premium Content Subscriber only A Rockhampton man has been fined after police found a “bong” during a search of a home in Park Avenue last week. David Eugene Mimi, 26, pleaded guilty in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on January 8 to one count of possess utensils or pipes that had been used. Police prosecutor Clancy Fox said police executed a search warrant at an address in Park Avenue on January 7. Mr Fox said a plastic bottle fashioned into a bong was found on a bedside table in a bed...