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Subscriber only Two Rockhampton residents faced court last week after the search of a home in Park Avenue uncovered a number of illegal items. Christopher Shane Neal pleaded guilty in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on January 8 to one count of authority required to possess explosives. Rebecca Anne Guy pleaded guilty to one count of possess utensils or pipes that had been used. Police prosecutor Clancy Fox said police executed a search warrant at a home in Park Avenue at 8am on December 6, 2020. Mr Fox said during the search police found two rounds of ammunition. He said Neal told police the rounds belonged to him.
A number of drink and drug-drivers were dealt with in Rockhampton Magistrates Court last week. Christopher Michael Whitley had methamphetamine and marijuana in his system when he was intercepted driving along Clanfield St, Berserker, at 12.40pm on September 15, 2020. Whitley pleaded guilty to the charge in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on January 5. Police prosecutor Sergeant Shaun Janes said Whitley told police he had consumed a quarter of ice that weekend. Whitley addressed Acting Magistrate John Milburn and said he had moved back to Monto to get off meth. He said it had worked for him in the past and he was off the drug for four months before moving to Rockhampton and went downhill when COVID-19 started.
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She grew up with her heroin addicted and drug dealing mother and ended up addicted to morphine herself.
Roxanne Jade McGrady, 34, pleaded guilty in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on December 4 to three counts of unlicensed driving, two of stealing, and one each of failing to appear in court, possess dangerous drug, drink drive and unlawful possession of suspected stolen items.
Defence lawyer Samantha Legrady said McGrady had gone to Sydney and ended up stuck in the New South Wales capital due to COVID-19.
She said McGrady, a mother of six, had plans to relocated to Towoomba to be with her partner.