Billy Jaye Hayes pleads guilty to possessing firearms and trafficking in meth

A 32-year-old Everard Park man has faced court over firearm charges as well as trafficking meth, cocaine, MDMA and cannabis.

An Everard Park man arrested after a stash of drugs and guns were allegedly found in his car and home has pleaded guilty to a raft of charges.

However Billy Jaye Hayes, 32, is no longer accused of threatening a woman with a firearm after prosecutors withdrew those allegations.

In the Adelaide Magistrates Court last Tuesday, Hayes pleaded guilty via video link from custody to four counts of trafficking in a controlled drug, including cannabis, methylamphetamine, cocaine and MDMA, as well as three counts of possessing a firearm.

Court documents released to The Advertiser allege one of the firearms – a sawn off Stirling model 14 bolt action repeating rifle – was loaded.

Billy Jaye Hayes has been arrested for gun and drug offences. Picture: Supplied

Court records also show prosecutors withdrew a series of charges, including threatening to kill or endanger life and traffic offences.

It was previously alleged that Hayes went to a Torrensville address and threatened to kill a woman in June.

It was further alleged that he used or threatened to use a firearm during the incident.

In June, police also alleged that the day after Hayes was followed by a patrol before he came to a stop on David Ave in Black Forest. Police said 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.

Hayes is expected to return to court in November.