Jezsryn Lee Masaberg sentenced in Hervey Bay for dealing meth

When the mother of Jezsryn Masaberg’s four children died suddenly, his life spiralled out of control as he turned to dealing meth.

Jezsryn Lee Masaberg, 35, pleaded guilty to a series of charges when he appeared before Hervey Bay District Court, including supplying dangerous drugs, possessing dangerous drugs and unlawful possession of a weapon.

A meth dealer turned to a life of crime in the wake of the tragic death of his partner, who died suddenly of a brain aneurysm, a court has heard.

Jezsryn Lee Masaberg, 35, pleaded guilty to a series of charges when he appeared before Hervey Bay District Court, including supplying dangerous drugs, possessing dangerous drugs and unlawful possession of a weapon.

The father-of-four, who sat in the dock wearing a black shirt with “Jesus” printed across the front, was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped by police on April 8 at Beenleigh, the court heard.

Both Masaberg and a co-offender were caught with a quantity of marijuana and a homemade firearm.

An iPad in the vehicle tipped police off to other crimes.

It was used by Masaberg to make meth deals, the court was told.

Police also found $1350 in the vehicle, which Masaberg later admitted was to be used to buy meth.

The court heard Masaberg was the sole carer of his four children, who were all in court watching proceedings.

He lost his partner, Bellita Sailor, 27, when she collapsed suddenly in December, 2015.

It was later found that she had died of a brain aneurysm, the court heard.

Bellita Sailor tragically died of an aneurysm in 2015. Photo: Supplied.

Speaking to the Gold Coast Bulletin at the time, he described trying to perform CPR on his partner, but she never woke up.

Grieving in the aftermath of her death, by 2019, Masaberg’s life was “falling apart”.

He suffered significant depression and attempted suicide on numerous occasions during the offending period.

When Masaberg was charged by police, he realised the depths he had sunk to, the court heard, describing it as a “big wake up call” to turn his life around.

Letters submitted to the court giving character references for Masaberg indicated the offending was out of character for him.

He had not had any criminal history until the offences committed after his partner died.

Masaberg had moved with his children to the country and had found God, the court heard.

When Judge Nathan Jarro explained that the maximum sentence that could be handed down for the offending was 20 years in prison, Masaberg’s children cried.

Judge Jarro said it didn’t take much for people to become hooked on illicit substances.

“It has the potential to destroy their lives and those of their families,” he said.

Judge Jarro said he noted Masaberg had brought his children to court and asked him if he wanted his children to be exposed to that kind of lifestyle.

He said the loss of Masaberg’s partner had seemed to have caused his life to “spiral out of control”.

But he said he had shown good sense in turning his life around.

Masaberg was sentenced to nine months in prison and was immediately released on parole.