Couple charged after stash of guns, drugs found in leafy inner southern suburbs
Police say when they went to arrest a man over the alleged kill threat, it led to a significant stash of guns and drugs – and a whole raft of new charges.
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A man accused of threatening a woman with a firearm has been arrested alongside his partner after a stash of drugs and guns were allegedly found in his car and inner southern suburbs home.
Billy Jaye Hayes, 32, fronted the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on Monday facing a series of charges, including threatening to kill or endanger life and three counts of possessing a firearm.
He also faces four counts of trafficking a controlled drug as well as traffic offences.
According to court documents, Hayes, of Everard Park, allegedly went to a Torrensville address last Thursday and threatened to kill a woman. The documents further allege he used or threatened to use a firearm during the incident.
Police said the next day Hayes was driving in Everard Park when a patrol followed him before he came to a stop on David Ave in Black Forest. He allegedly attempted to run but was arrested a short distance away.
When police searched the vehicle, they allegedly found a loaded .22 sawn-off rifle, a sawn-off shotgun, ammunition, cannabis, 30g of ecstasy, 100g of methamphetamine, 4g of cocaine, an amount of cash and other drug paraphernalia.
Court documents reveal that police allege the sawn down .22 bolt action repeater rifle was loaded at the time.
Officers also searched Hayes’ Everard Park home, where they allegedly found a .22 sawn-off rifle, ammunition and ecstasy.
A 33-year-old Blair Athol woman, who was also at the address, was arrested without incident and charged with one count of possessing a firearm.
The duo were both refused police bail.
Hayes appeared briefly via video, where the court set his charge determination hearing for September 24 at Adelaide Magistrates Court.
His co-accused, who Hayes referred to as his “partner” in court, has been identified as Samantha Kane. The court heard that Kane is a mother-of-two.
She is scheduled to next appear at the Port Adelaide Magistrates Court on June 25.
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