Rebels bikie Bradley Daniele has charges of trafficking drugs while in Yatala Labour Prison withdrawn
A bikie who bashed a notorious sex offender behind bars has had charges of dealing drugs while in prison withdrawn.
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A notorious bikie who bashed a sex offender while behind bars has had charges of drug trafficking while in Yatala Labour Prison withdrawn.
Bradley Daniele, 27, was charged with two counts of trafficking in a controlled drug while in Yatala in Northfield in June this year.
But on Wednesday, Chief Magistrate Judge Mary-Louise Hribal heard that the charges were being withdrawn.
Instead, Daniele entered a guilty plea to a charge of possessing a prescription drug.
Trafficking in a controlled drug has a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison, while the lesser charge holds a maximum penalty of two years in prison.
The move means that the bikie, who has ‘Rebels’ tattooed across the side of his face, will be sentenced in the Magistrates Court instead of going to the District Court.
Daniele made headlines when he posted on Facebook security camera footage of himself bashing sex offender Hamzeh Bahrami at the Adelaide Watchhouse.
Bahrami had been arrested the day before for sexually assaulting a young girl in a public toilet block at a public reserve in Blair Athol.
The young girl had cycled to the park and had been lured by Bahrami into the toilet block where he assaulted her for eight minutes until she could escape.
The video shows Daniele confronting a naked Bahrami in the shower block of the watchhouse.
Daniele lands numerous blows on Bahrami before police officers pepper-spray them both and drag them apart.
Despite the ferocity of the attack, Bahrami was not seriously injured.
Daniele was later charged with assault over the incident.
Daniele laughed as Magistrate Rodney Oates extended his sentence to 18 months with a non-parole period of 10 months for the assault on Bahrami.
Bahrami was sentenced to four years and seven months in prison for his offending.
The Supreme Court is still considering whether to allow an appeal that would see Bahrami’s sentence increased and new precedent set for how much of a guilty plea discount should be allowed.
In January, Daniele was jailed for 13 months for a high-speed pursuit near Kadina where he was recorded driving at 170km/h.
Following a successful appeal, the Supreme Court reduced Daniele’s sentence by seven months.
Chief Justice Chris Kourakis warned Daniele away from a life of crime with a motorcycle gang, saying it was no way to honour his late father and ailing grandfather.
Daniele will appear in court again later this month over the drug charge.