Prosecution withdraw charges relating to Wingfield shooting against Beau Eldridge

Charges relating to a man allegedly shooting another man in Adelaide’s north over stalking allegations earlier this year have been withdrawn.

Charges relating to a man allegedly shooting at his friends stalker have been withdrawn.

Beau Vincent Eldridge, 32, appeared on in the Adelaide Magistrate Court on Tuesday, for charge determination on a number of files, including trafficking a controlled drug, possessing a firearm and damaging property.

However, a prosecutor told the court they would not be proceeding with two counts and withdrawing the other count.

Beau Eldridge has had his charges withdrawn.

Mr Eldridge was originally charged back in May, after police alleged he shot at a South Brighton man who was in his car at Wingfield.

Police had alleged Mr Eldridge had allegedly taken matters into his own hands, asking his the alleged victim – who he believed the be stalking his friend – to meet at a Wingfield address on May 29.

It was here, police alleged, Mr Eldridge emerged from behind a truck and discharged a firearm into the windscreen.

“The accused gave his version of events, that he had been talking to his friend who advised him that she had a stalker and it had got to the point where she had to change her phone number and was frightened to leave the house,” a police prosecutor said at an earlier hearing.

“The accused said to give him the phone number and he will make it stop.”

Mr Eldridge’s defence counsel told the court at an earlier hearing, he was in possession of a number of text messages the alleged victim had sent Mr Eldridge’s friend, casting doubt if he would be a reliable witness.

“The messages do two things; they cast a significant amount of doubt on whether this is someone telling the truth about being shot at,” he said.

“The second they provided significant support about what Mr Eldridge said about the alleged victim harassing his friend.

“There are no firearms seen on CCTV, there was no firearm found at the premises and there was no bullet found in the car.”

Mr Eldridge has always contested the charges.