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A young dad previously convicted of drug trafficking has learned a harsh lesson about alcohol after being jailed for assaults on a Central Queensland pub manager and patron.
Steven Ben Hoek, 25, pleaded guilty on May 19 in the Supreme Court in Rockhampton to two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and one of common assault.
The assault offences breached a Supreme Court sentence handed down to Hoek in 2016 for trafficking drugs.
Hoek, and others, entered The Irish Village bar in Emerald about 10.40pm on July 5, 2020.
Manager Kim Matthews advised the group they were welcome, but the venue would be shutting soon.
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Subscriber only A man jailed for possessing large quantities of cocaine, methamphetamines and marijuana hopes to stay away from drugs when released from prison so he can help care for his three children after their mother died last month in a crash. Kody John Cook, 34, was sentenced in the Supreme Court in Rockhampton on April 28 for possessing the drugs, along charges of producing a dangerous drug, possessing firearms and ammunition and items used in the commission of a drug crime. Cook pleaded guilty to the charges which arose from police searches in the Maryborough area in June and July 2020.
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Subscriber only A drug trafficker who caused about $6,500 damage to a McDonalds drive-thru sign had been sober for five to six years but a loss of job and relationship break down drove him back to illicit drugs. Tyson Jeffrey Ellis, 24, pleaded guilty on April 27 in the Supreme Court in Rockhampton to 20 charges including two counts of trafficking drugs, one count of possessing more than two grams of drugs, four counts of possessing drugs, two possess weapons of which one was altered, possess restricted drugs, possess suspected proceeds of drug crime, and drive without due care and attention. The two trafficking charges arose from two one-week trafficking periods.
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Accused wife murderer Nigel John Gilliland should know what the future has in store for him by the end of this year.
Mr Gilliland stands accused of stabbing his former wife, Karen, to death in her home in Rockhampton on June 23, 2020.
His murder charge was presented in the Supreme Court in Rockhampton on Tuesday. Nigel Gilliland allegedly stabbed ex partner, Karen Gilliland, a 42-year-old nurse was and mother of three children, a victim of domestic violence attack â Photo Supplied Facebook
Mr Gillilandâs lawyer Lisa Samios told the court they were waiting for a psychiatrist report, with the appointment scheduled for June 9, before advising the court which way the matter would proceed.