May 13, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\nAn extensive juvenile criminal history caught up with a 17-year-old Murgon man when he appeared in Murgon Magistrates Court today.<\/p>\n
In previous years, Edward Ernest Paul Combo would have been treated as a “cleanskin” when undergoing sentencing as he had no prior adult criminal history.<\/p>\n
However, under changes introduced this year by the State Government, Magistrate Mark Bucknall could now also take into account Combo’s juvenile history.<\/p>\n
Combo pleaded guilty to four charges of wilful damage, and one count of trespass and obstructing police.<\/p>\n
He admitted smashing glass panes at Huston Ford at 56 Lamb Street, Murgon; the Commonwealth Bank at 62 Lamb Street, and the Australia Post Office at 60 Lamb Street on March 27.<\/p>\n
The total damage bill from this rampage was $4304.15.<\/p>\n
Combo also threw rocks at vehicles parked in the rear of Huston’s yard causing scratches and dents which cost $1517.28 to repair.<\/p>\n
Police prosecutor Sgt Pepe Gangemi said Combo had a very extensive Children’s Court history which also included a lot of wilful damage charges.<\/p>\n
Defence solicitor Babu Singh said whenever Combo was stressed “out comes the rocks and there go the cars”.<\/p>\n
The latest incident occurred shortly after the death of a family member.<\/p>\n
Magistrate Mark Bucknall told Combo he seemed to act irrationally at times and this behaviour could not be tolerated.<\/p>\n
“These are serious charges and ones that are of great cost to the business community and the community in general,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Business owners and households deserve some protection.”<\/p>\n
But in Combo’s favour, he was attending the Ficks Crossing Rodeo School and getting counselling “which indicates you are not a lost cause”.<\/p>\n
Mr Bucknall sentenced Combo to six months imprisonment on the wilful damage charges, to be served as an Intensive Correction Order in the community.<\/p>\n
He ordered that Combo pay restitution to the affected businesses.<\/p>\n
* * *<\/strong><\/p>\nA Murgon man arrested and returned to prison for breaching his parole by drinking alcohol faced court today because he had a slingshot in his possession at the time police arrived.<\/strong><\/p>\nDuane Fisher pleaded guilty to possessing a weapon while under the influence of liquor.<\/p>\n
He had the court proceedings translated for him by a deaf interpreter.<\/p>\n
Solicitor Mark Oliver, for Fisher,\u00a0said his client was not aware that possessing a slingshot in a public place was illegal.<\/p>\n
He said he had the slingshot to frighten away some dogs that had woken his partner.<\/p>\n
Magistrate Mark Bucknall said as Fisher’s parole had been revoked he could see no reason for further punishment. <\/p>\n
He convicted Fisher and ordered that the slingshot be forfeited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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