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PREVIOUSLY referred to as a "stereotypical menace" by a Townsville Magistrate, Tyrell Elwood James Watson was back in front of Townsville District Court on an attempted car theft charge.
High on ice, while on parole, Watson was "not thinking clearly" when he approached a house at 5am on November 18, 2019, according to Crown Prosecutor Nigel Rees.
After hearing a noise, the woman opened her front door, spotted Watson with something in his hand.
When she tried to close the door, he said "don't call the cops, I've got a gun".
Fearing for her four children, she threw her spare set of car keys and barricaded the door.