Diogo Carmo granted home detention bail after dramatic police pursuit
A teenage father who was allegedly found in possession of a firearm and ammunition in Adelaide’s west over the weekend has been given ‘one last chance’ by a magistrate.
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The 19-year-old father who was allegedly found with a gun after leading police on a dramatic chase earlier this week has been granted bail.
Diogo Carmo, 19, appeared via AVL in the Port Adelaide Magistrate Court on Friday.
The duty solicitor acting for Mr Carmo told the court the bail report for Mr Carmo father’s address had returned favourable, despite him being overseas.
“This is your last chance Mr Carmo,” Magistrate Luke Davis told the young father.
“These are serious charges and obviously there are real concerns with someone having a charge of firearms.”
Earlier this week, the court heard Police spotted a stolen Toyota 4WD at Henley Square on Saturday night.
The car was travelling with a motorcycle and both vehicles took off at speed and were tracked by the police helicopter Polair as they headed north.
The Toyota was found abandoned in Charon Drive, Taperoo.
A white Yamaha motorcycle stolen from Rostrevor earlier last week was located on a footpath around the corner in Lawhill Court.
The Toyota, which had been stolen from a Hilton address on August 30, and motorcycle were seized by police and towed away for forensic examination.
Following investigations, police attended a home and located and arrested Mr Carmo and the 13-year-old from Campbelltown, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
It is alleged officers found a sawn-off shotgun and ammunition at the premises.
Both were charged with firearm offences.
The maximum penalties for possessing a firearm without a licence are $50,000 or 10 years’ imprisonment.
If the firearm is a category C, D or H firearm – which relate to self loading rim-fire rifles and handguns – then the maximum penalties are $35,000 or seven years’ imprisonment.
The matter will return to court later this year.
According to Mr Carmo’s Instagram account, the “full-time money maker” can be seen pictured with wads of cash, ranging from $20 notes through to $100 notes.
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