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Premium Content Subscriber only A man who was supposed to be leading by example for his son has appeared in Gladstone Magistrates Court on a drink driving charge. Joven Santiago, 50, pleaded guilty on Friday morning to one count of being in charge of a motor vehicle while over the general alcohol limit but not over the middle alcohol limit. Police prosecutor Tanya Griffiths read the facts of Santiago’s case to the court and Magistrate Bevan Manthey. At 10.15pm on Saturday, October 24 Gladstone police were conducting patrols when they observed a white Daewoo hatchback displaying learner pl...

Premium Content Subscriber only A man who consumed a cocktail of heavy beer and pain medication before driving faced Gladstone Magistrates Court on Friday. Joseph Robert Staehr, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of drink-driving and driving an unregistered vehicle. Police prosecutor Tanya Griffiths read the facts of Staehr’s case to the court and Magistrate Bevan Manthey. She said at 1.28pm on August 24 last year, Tannum Sands police patrolling Tannum Sands Rd, intercepted Staehr for a roadside breath test. He returned a reading of 0.076. Staehr made admissions to police he had consum...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Gladstone carpenter will spend the first weeks of 2021 without a driver’s licence after being caught drug-driving. Lance William Harvey, 35, pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court on Thursday to the offence. Police prosecutor Tanya Griffiths told the court that Gladstone police intercepted Harvey driving on the Dawson Highway, Clinton, at 10.24am on August 24. Harvey submitted to a roadside breath test which returned a positive result and he was detained for further testing. A subsequent drug test found the presence of cannabis in his system. Dut...

Premium Content Subscriber only A man who caused nuisance at a Gladstone club in the early hours of New Year’s Day has been extradited back to Western Australia where he faces further charges. Police from WA came to Gladstone to escort Adam Joseph Williams, 37, back to Perth following his appearance in Gladstone Magistrates Court. Williams appeared by videolink from the Gladstone Watchhouse on January 6 charged with public nuisance, contravening a police direction and obstructing police. His lawyer, Jun Pepito, indicated Williams would be pleading guilty to all three charges however Will...

Ryan James Ward wrongly thought he was on a good behaviour order when he drove.