Thief called Horne conducted a sex toy and lingerie ram raid A man who used to a stolen ute to ram raid a sex shop and steal a number of x-rated items has pleaded guilty from prison.
Crime by Lea Emery
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Subscriber only A MAN who used to a stolen ute to ram raid a Gold Coast sex shop has pleaded guilty from prison. Shane Anthony Horne appeared via video link from prison when he pleaded guilty in the Southport Magistrates Court to almost 50 charges including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, fraud, enter premises to commit an indictable offence, stealing, unlawful use of a motor vehicle, driving without a licence and possessing dangerous drugs.
A doomsday fanatic crashed a stolen ute into an adult shop where he took sex toys and lingerie to prepare a bunker for the end of the world amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Shane Anthony Horne drove into the front doors of the Playhouse Adult Store in Labrador, Queensland, on April 5 2020.
The 35-year-old, who was arrested following the break-in at the adult store, had been on a drug-affected 12-month rampage, NCA NewsWire reported.
He had a deep paranoia that the world was ending and had also stolen hundreds of dollars worth of groceries and tools.
Former crane operator Shane Anthony Horne (pictured) has pleaded guilty to more than 40 counts of stealing, entering premises, fraud and unlicensed driving