Zakaria Mohamud Jama pleads guilty to serious criminal trespass at Port Adelaide Football Club
When a Seaton man broke into the Port Adelaide Football Club earlier this year, he wasn’t looking for an autograph. Now he has faced court.
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A man who broke into the Port Adelaide Football Club was only looking for alcohol, a court has heard.
Zakaria Mohamud Jama, 21, pleaded guilty to serious criminal trespass in the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on Wednesday for the June 13 incident.
Ironically, the trespass occurred on the day of the Power’s return to the field after the AFL’s coronavirus shutdown period.
Jama, of Seaton, was also charged with carrying an offensive weapon and breach of bail relating to a separate incident at Hillbank on July 26.
Two other people were also charged in relation to the Port Adelaide Football Club break-in, but only Jama entered a guilty plea on Wednesday.
The court heard on the morning of June 13, the Port Adelaide Football Club was made aware of a break-in in their bar and bistro area, after police attended the Brougham Place clubrooms at about 2.20am following silent alarms being set off.
“On arrival, police conducted a search and located the accused and co-accused running outside of the building. Police gave chase,” the police prosecutor said.
“Police observed the accused and co-accused get into a vehicle.
“The accused started the vehicle’s engine but the vehicle remained stationary. They were then arrested.”
The lawyer for Jama said he was seen on CCTV rummaging through drawers at the club and he admitted to looking for alcohol on the premises.
The court also heard the idea to break-in to the club came from Jama’s co-accused, of whom he has since distanced himself from.
Magistrate John Wells noted Jama plead guilty at an early stage and was a young man with no prior adult criminal history.
“The courts can’t give chance after chance and today is an important day for you, because I am prepared to give you a chance,” he said.
Magistrate Wells handed down a conviction along with a two-year good behaviour bond.
