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An alleged Ipswich bikie busted wearing a pin bearing club insignia en route to an outlaw motorcycle gang event at the Gold Coast has claimed in court the offending item was a military badge worn for good luck.
North Ipswich motor mechanic Glenn Trevor Statham, 65, who Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Tuesday heard is a "confirmed member" of OMCG Odin's Warriors, according to police prosecutor Snr Const Jeanette Mitchell, pleaded guilty to a single charge of wearing a prohibited item in public.
The offence occurred the morning of August 19, 2019 at Stapylton outside the Gem Hotel.
Odin's Warriors were having a known event in the vicinity and as such police were performing stationary licence checks at the hotel's service station.