The Port Lincoln criminals who faced court in 2022 and the consequences they faced
From a brazen shooting in a suburban street to drug-dealing mums claiming cash was from pokie winnings, these are the region’s criminals punished in 2022.
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From a drug dealer living the “high life” to an “incredibly dangerous” shooting in a suburban street, these are some of the Port Lincoln offenders sentenced in court this year.
Anthony Roderick
A man who punched his partner to the face several times, breaking her jaw in two places, said she “contributed” to the unprovoked attack.
Even after taking a domestic violence prevention course, Anthony Robert Tooni Roderick, 45, still tried to blame his sickening assault on his partner.
The Adelaide District Court heard Roderick assaulted her on December 8, 2020 at Port Lincoln.
“You and your partner were arguing about your belief that she had some sexual contact with other men,” Judge Gordon Barrett said during sentencing.
The court heard Roderick, who was intoxicated, punched the victim to the face multiple times.
He then shoved her to the ground and continued to punch her to the head.
“Her son attempted to intervene between the two of you – the event was witnessed by him and part of the event was seen by neighbours,” Judge Barrett said.
The court heard the victim’s jaw was broken in two places as a result of the attack.
She required surgery to fix her jaw, including having two plates put in and a tooth removed.
Roderick denied in an interview to police that he did anything more than slap the victim.
The Port Lincoln man pleaded guilty to causing harm with intent.
“You claimed that if the victim had provided an honest answer to your questions about her sexual behaviour then you could have walked away from the situation without acting with violence,” Judge Barrett said
“You said that the victim had contributed to being physically assaulted.”
Judge Barrett sentenced Roderick to two years jail, with a non-parole period of eight months.
Nathanial Miller
An intruder told a homeowner with a sick husband “I won’t hurt you” after she found him in her house looking for things to steal.
Nathanial Phillip Timothy Miller, 23, left his victims terrified for their safety after breaking into their houses in the middle of the night.
The Adelaide District Court heard Miller and his co-offender, Anthony Scott Young, broke into a Findon house in the early hours of June 20, 2020.
The victim was asleep when his house alarm was activated by the garage roller door.
He went downstairs and saw Young and tried to close the internal door.
Young and the victim struggled over the door before the man managed to shut and lock it.
His wife rang the police and they found that both of their cars had their windows smashed and a garage door remote was missing.
Miller and Young then broke into another house a short time later.
The victim noticed the hallway light on and when she got up to investigate she saw Miller standing in the hallway.
“She asked you what you wanted, to which you responded ‘I won’t hurt you’,” Judge Julie McIntyre said during sentencing.
The victim went to check on her sick husband and found his bedside drawer open with the contents strewn on the bed.
Young and Miller also broke a van window with a screwdriver and rummaged through it.
Police arrested the duo shortly after.
Miller, of Findon, pleaded guilty to multiple offences, including serious criminal trespass and theft.
The court heard Miller grew up in Port Lincoln and moved to Adelaide after his father’s death.
Judge McIntyre sentenced Miller to five years and three months jail, with a non-parole period of two years and four months.
The sentence was backdated to June 20, 2020.
Matthew Parenzan
A father who was selling meth to fund his addiction has made “substantial” progress after being busted a second time.
Matthew Parenzan, 38, was given another chance by the court to kick his drug habit and stay out of jail.
The Adelaide District Court last week heard police attended Parenzan’s Port Lincoln address on August 4, 2020.
They found two containers with 5.78g of methamphetamine, 3.28g of MDMA, a set of scales and an ice pipe.
Messages on Parenzan’s phone revealed he was selling drugs.
The Port Lincoln father-of-two pleaded guilty to drug trafficking.
The court heard Parenzan had breached a home detention sentence with the offending after being sentenced in August, 2019.
He was sentenced to three years and one month jail, with a non-parole period of 16-months for drug trafficking and drug manufacturing.
The court heard Parenzan had turned his life around since being charged, including reconnecting with his children and obtaining employment at a tuna farm.
“You were trafficking for the purpose of satiating your addiction,” Judge Joana Fuller said during sentencing.
“What you were doing was buying methamphetamine for your own use and selling some of that to recoup your expenditure and fund your habit.”
Adding on Parenzan’s previous head sentence, Judge Fuller sentenced him to six years and five months jail, with a non-parole period of three years and 10 months.
Due to Parenzan’s “substantial” rehabilitation steps, he was ordered to serve the sentence on home detention.
The sentence was backdated to August 9, 2019.
Caleb Hira
Tick lists revealed a country drug dealer was owed significant amounts of money from his customers before a traffic stop became his undoing.
Caleb Joseph Taare Hira, 37, was living the “high life” before his plans to take over a thriving drug dealing business were unravelled.
The Adelaide District Court on Friday heard Hira was stopped by police in Port Lincoln on November 13, 2020.
They found two plastic bags in Hira’s pants containing 8.41g of methamphetamine.
The court heard the value of the methamphetamine was estimated between $3000 to $8000.
Police then searched Hira’s house and found a homemade taser, multiple tick lists, digital scales and a mobile phone.
“Messages on your phone from one Alyce Sharp indicated that you were going to be taking over her drug business,” Judge Barrett said.
The court heard messages revealed Hira had been trading since June 2020.
“While you did have an addiction to methamphetamine at the time, you were trading to such an extent that you were … able to lead something of the high life in Port Lincoln, enjoying hotel accommodation and alcohol consumption,” Judge Barrett said.
The Port Lincoln father-of-ten pleaded guilty to drug trafficking.
The court heard one of the tick lists revealed customers owed either Hira or Sharp substantial amounts of money, with figures consisting of $12,000, $29,000, $18,000 and $30,000.
Sharp, 33, was jailed for six years and three months, with a non-parole of five years in the Adelaide District Court last year for five counts of drug trafficking.
Judge Barrett sentenced Hira to four years and five months jail, with a non-parole period of two years and 10 months.
The sentence was backdated to May 22, 2021.
Ralphy Burgoyne
Two young thieves who were sentenced for their “foolish and immature” crimes were warned by a judge to change their attitudes or spend their best years in jail.
Ralphy Solomon Jacob Burgoyne and Malcolm Roger Ross Gibbs were among the gang of thieves in the smash and grab at a motorcycle store.
Burgoyne, Gibbs and four youths broke into SA Motorcycles at Gepps Cross on November 27, last year and stole a large number of high-value motorcycles.
The motorbikes, which included three red Honda trail bikes and a green Kawasaki trail bike, were valued at approximately $8600 each.
Burgoyne was captured on CCTV assisting in kicking open the front door and carrying out a motorbike, which he rode away on.
During sentencing in the District Court, Judge Paul Muscat said one of the boys filmed everybody riding around on the stolen bikes, which police later found as evidence.
Burgoyne, of Parafield Gardens, and Gibbs, of Adelaide, pleaded guilty to multiple offences, including serious criminal trespass and theft.
The court heard Burgoyne was born in Whyalla and attended school in Port Lincoln
Burgoyne was sentenced to two years and one month in jail, with a non-parole period of 12 months.
Gibbs was sentenced to three years and eight months in jail, with a non-parole period of one year and ten months.
He was also disqualified from driving for three years.
Hamish Meaney
A man who owed a debt to a former friend threatened to “shoot him and pump him full of lead” before later firing a gun at him in a suburban street, a court has heard.
Hamish Meaney, 20, was at home when he spotted four men, including the friend he owed money, arrive at his Port Lincoln home on CCTV on November 26 last year.
Without answering, he watched them leave before exiting through a back door and into his car with a sawn-off .22. As he drove past the group he held the gun outside his window, motioned it at the men and fired.
In sentencing in the District Court, Judge Julie McIntyre said the men heard the “loud gunshot”, leapt over a fence and fled.
“Police subsequently found a large bullet hole in the cement wall of a neighbouring property, a spent .22 calibre round in your garage and another live round of .22 ammunition,” she said.
The gun used in the incident was never recovered and Meaney told police he had burned and disposed of the remainder at sea.
Meany, who did not have a license for the gun, pleaded guilty to discharging a firearm intending to frighten a person. He also pleaded guilty to another ammunition charge and hindering police over a separate incident when police searched his home eight days earlier.
Judge McIntyre jailed Meaney, who has been in custody since his arrest last December, to two years, four months and six days in prison. She imposed a non-parole period of one year and three months, making Meaney eligible for parole in March 2023.
Erin Clark
A new mother dodged jail after she was caught by police tipping fantasy down the sink in efforts to conceal her secret business.
Erin Allanah Clark, 38, was dealing drugs alongside her partner at the time to fund their habits.
The Adelaide District Court heard police searched Clark’s Seaton property in April, 2019.
“The police were required to force entry to gain access to the property,” Judge Michael Burnett said during sentencing.
Police caught Clark tipping liquid from a number of plastic bottles down the sink.
They found 39.7g of GHB, also known as fantasy, which was valued at $200.
The court heard text messages on Clark’s phone revealed “active dealing” and indicated she was dealing as far back as August 8, 2018.
The court heard Clark, who grew up between Port Lincoln and Adelaide, had her drug use escalate and she became “heavily addicted”.
Judge Burnett sentenced Clark to three years and three months, with a non-parole period of 20-months.
Due to Clark’s rehabilitation commitment, the sentence was suspended on a $500, three-year good behaviour bond, with supervision for 18-months.
Adrian Haynes
A drug-dealing chef who fell into addiction was given another chance to prove he’s turned his life around.
Adrian Ronald Haynes, 48, was sweaty and anxious when police came knocking on the door only hours after finding drugs on him.
The District Court heard Haynes was found in a hotel room on January 23, 2021 providing assistance to another man.
“He was under the influence of drugs and it appeared that he was dealing drugs from that room,” Judge Michael Durrant said during sentencing.
Haynes was found with drugs and given a diversion notice and told to leave.
Police attended the Port Lincoln address of the man later that same morning and Haynes answered the door.
Police found two plastic resealable bags, with one containing 4.42g of methamphetamine and the second had 0.52g of methamphetamine.
Haynes pleaded guilty to intending to supply drugs to another person.
Judge Durrant sentenced Haynes to 10 months in jail.
Due to Haynes’ employment and rehabilitation efforts, it was suspended on a $100, 18-month good behaviour bond, with supervision for 12 months.
Kelly Steen
A mother tried to convince police a large amount of cash was from pokie winnings after she was found with meth and a tick list.
Kelly Jane Steen, 34, was spared jail after she turned her life around and managed to kick her drug habit.
The Port Augusta District Court heard police stopped a car in the early hours of April 19, 2021, in which Steen was a passenger.
Steen admitted to being in possession of drugs and handed them a glasses case, which contained two plastic bags of methamphetamine.
One of the bags weighed 11.1g, of which 8.79g was pure methamphetamine and the other weighed 2.44g.
“In your handbag they located a total of $2470 cash which you falsely said was from pokie winnings,” Auxiliary Judge Gordon Barrett said during sentencing.
Police analysed one of Steen’s mobile phones and found a tick list and drug dealing text messages.
The Port Lincoln mother pleaded guilty to drug trafficking.
Auxiliary Judge Barrett sentenced Steen to two years and five months jail, with a non-parole period of one year and four months.
Due to Steen’s limited criminal history and rehabilitation efforts, the sentence was suspended on a $500, three-year good behaviour bond, with supervision for one year.
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