Rachel Louise Chubb in court for trying to take something into Maryborough jail

Two women have faced court after prison guards found ‘restricted items’ in each of their cars while they were parked at the Maryborough jail.

Rachel Louise Chubb, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of take or attempt to take restricted thing into corrective services facility and authority required to possess explosives when she faced Maryborough Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

An operation outside Maryborough Correctional Centre resulted in two women facing court on separate charges after they were busted with restricted items in their vehicles.

Rachel Louise Chubb, 22, pleaded guilty to trying to take a restricted thing into a corrective services facility and to having explosives without the authority to do so when she faced Maryborough Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The court heard on July 6, police and corrective services officers were conducting an operation at the Aldershot prison.

The operation involved stopping and searching people visiting prisoners there.

Rachel Louise Chubb, 22, pleaded guilty to one count of take or attempt to take restricted thing into corrective services facility and authority required to possess explosives when she faced Maryborough Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

On approach to the prison there were warning signs in relation to items that were prohibited from being brought onto prison grounds, the court was told.

About 2.30pm, Chubb was intercepted by correctional officers as she drove into the carpark.

A search of her car revealed two box cutter knives, a utility knife blade, a knife with a wooden handle, a tool with blades, three glass pipes and a bag with .22 ammunition.

Chubb told officers her car was a rental vehicle which she had allowed other people to use and that it had only been returned to her that morning.

When asked about the items she admitted ownership of the pink toiletries bag and black handbag, but said she was not aware of the knife or ammunition.

Defence lawyer Michael Riedel said Chubb was working in the mines and helped her father, who had dementia.

Maryborough Correctional Centre.

He said she’d had a hire car after her vehicle was stolen and after lending it to other people those items had been left in the car.

In respect to the ammunition, it had been left in the car after she took her father to a property.

He was licensed to hold firearms, Mr Riedel said.

“She had no intention of doing anything with these items, your honour, there’s no suggestion of that,” Mr Riedel said.

Chubb had no criminal history, the court was told.

Chubb was fined $700 and no conviction was recorded.

In a separate matter before Maryborough Magistrates Court, Deborah Mae Chapman pleaded guilty to taking or attempting to take a prohibited thing into a corrective services facility.

The court heard on July 7, an operation was being held outside Maryborough Correctional Centre.

Chapman had driven into the prison car park.

Her car was searched and staff found a small baton that also contained an operating torch, the court heard.

Duty lawyer Warren Hunter said Chapman had returned from the Sunshine Coast in the vehicle that day and had gone to the correctional centre to deposit money in her son’s account.

She had completely forgotten that particular item was in her vehicle, and did not realise it was prohibited from being in the area, the court heard.

Magistrate John Milburn fined Chapman $600 and a conviction was recorded.

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