September 11, 2014
A 25-year-old man who pleaded guilty to contravening a domestic violence order after he threw a woman to the ground and put his hands around her throat as if to choke her, was sentenced to six months jail in Kingaroy Magistrates Court today.
The court was told that Joshua Wayne Bell was intoxicated when he went to the woman’s house on August 6, but she let him in.
Police Prosecutor Sgt Pepe Gangemi said Bell had previous DVO breaches on his record.
Magistrate Simon Young said the maximum penalty for the offence was three years jail.
He ordered the 37 days that Bell had been held in custody be treated as time served and fixed a parole release date of October 3.
A conviction was recorded.
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A Kingaroy man facing 16 charges – including a string of break-and-enter charges – was placed on 12 months probation and ordered to perform 140 hours community service when he appeared in court today.
Jake Lee Wain pleaded guilty to possessing tainted property, nine break-and-enter charges, stealing, and fraud.
Police offered no evidence on four more charges: stealing, possessing explosives and two burglary counts.
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Two people charged with drug-driving after recent police operations in the South Burnett appeared in court today:
Sean Owen Denning appeared via videolink from Woodford Correctional Centre as his parole had been revoked.
He pleaded guilty to driving a car on Alford Street, Kingaroy, on June 1 with methamphetamine present in his blood.
Magistrate Young disqualified Denning from driving for two months and fined him $400.
Jesse Lynne Swain also pleaded guilty to driving with methamphetamine present in her blood after she tested positive at a roadside drug test in Haly Street, Kingaroy, on March 8.
She was fined $350 and disqualified from driving for one month.
