Aiden Morris was denied bail in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Thursday, after he allegedly spat in a bus driver’s face
A 21-year-old man who allegedly spat in a bus driver’s face in the southern suburbs turned himself in to police because of a wanted person post on Facebook.
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A man who allegedly spat in the face of a bus driver after he was refused entry turned himself in because a friend told him he was a wanted person, a court has heard.
Aiden Wade Pike Morris, 21, applied for bail by video link in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on Thursday.
A police prosecutor opposed the bail application and said Morris was a prescribed applicant, meaning he had to show special circumstances to be released on bail.
Morris was refused entry on a bus by the driver on January 22 at the Noarlunga interchange.
Police will allege Morris then spat twice at the driver, hitting him in the face before throwing an object at the driver’s window causing it to crack.
He allegedly left before patrols arrived.
Morris, of Payneham South, is charged with damage property and two counts of prohibited act with human biological material.
He is yet to enter any pleas.
The court heard Morris had previously been convicted of aggravated assault.
Elliot King, for Morris, said the court should take comfort that his client had handed himself in to police so he would be likely to comply with court orders.
“These offences go back almost three weeks … there was a post by SAPOL on Facebook which identified a still image of the person who bore a likeness to my client,” Mr King said.
“My client received a phone call from a friend notifying him that there was an image that resembled him and that person was wanted for police questioning.
“Mr Morris then of his own volition attended the Christies Beach police station in answer to that desire for someone to be identified.”
Mr King said Morris had significant family support and he could live with his grandmother if released on bail.
Magistrate Elizabeth Sheppard said she was not persuaded special circumstances had been met.
The charges were adjourned until March.
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