August 29, 2014
A 21-year-old man who was sentenced to six months jail – but then immediately paroled – after he king hit a 51-year-old man last November was back before Kingaroy Magistrates Court today on two more charges.
Zack Dylan Bleakley pleaded guilty to assault occasioning bodily harm and being drunk and disorderly on licensed premises after at incident at a Kingaroy hotel in July.
Police Prosecutor Sergeant Wayne Bushell said Bleakley became abusive and aggressive when bar staff stopped serving him alcohol. He then refused to leave and struggled with a security staff member, striking him in the face a number of times.
The man was not seriously injured.
The incident was captured on CCTV.
Acting Magistrate Graham Hillan told Bleakley that it appeared alcohol was the problem.
He said alarm bells should have gone off after the first incident when he was paroled.
“If you cannot control (yourself) by not drinking to excess, don’t drink at all,” he said.
He said Bleakley had re-offended just a month after his parole had expired.
Bleakley was fined $500 for the disorderly behaviour. For the assault, he was sentenced to nine months jail, suspended for 15 months.
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Also in Kingaroy Magistrates Court:
A man facing six drugs charges – including a count of supply – successfully applied to have the matters transferred to another court.
Gavin Richard Cisneros was ordered to appear in Maryborough Magistrates Court on September 22.
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A man who fled from police over a back fence and then led them on a foot chase after they tried to take him back into custody for breaching his parole conditions pleaded guilty to obstructing police.
Charles Anthony Hoger, 28, appeared via videolink from Maryborough Jail.
Police prosecutor Sgt Bushell said Hoger had picked up “an instrument” and fled from police; after the chase he had to be subdued with capsicum spray.
“He didn’t threaten police with the weapon but police had it mind that he had a weapon,” Sgt Bushell said.
Magistrate Hillan fined Hoger $400.
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A 67-year-old man charged with three counts of rape was committed to face trial on a date to be fixed in the District Court.
The court was told the offences were allegedly committed at Hivesville, Glan Devon and Mondure between 2011 and 2013.
The complainant was a child at the time.
Video and audio interviews with the man and the child were tendered to the court.
Defence solicitor Chris Campbell said it was conceded there was a prima facie case to go to trial before a jury.
When asked by Magistrate Hillan if he had anything to say, the man replied: “Not guilty on any of them, your honour.”
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An 18-year-old P-plate driver whose 4WD collided with a car at the intersection of the Bunya Highway and Aerodrome Road earlier this month was fined $750.
An elderly couple in the car, which was spun around by the impact, suffered shock with the male driver also taken to Kingaroy Hospital for treatment of suspected neck injuries.
Jeremy Stephen Copas pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention.
He told police he did not see the car as he went to cross the highway.
