Kyron Beau Scrivener: Ipswich man sentenced over stealing, knife, weapon, and driving offences

A young dad’s one-month crime spree has landed him back before the courts, with his lawyer explaining his behaviour stemmed from a difficult upbringing and an alcohol and drug dependence which began when he was just nine years old.

A 24-year-old Ipswich man has pleaded guilty to the string of charges he racked up during a one-month crime spree which involved him receiving tainted property, stealing, possessing knives, driving without a licence, and using a person’s car without their permission.

Kyron Beau Scrivener appeared in Ipswich Magistrates Court via video-link on Friday May 20, where he pleaded guilty to all 14 charges against him.

The court heard he served 120 days — about four months — in presentence custody.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Nick Turnbull said Scrivener had a relevant eight-page criminal history and needed to be deterred from reoffending so that he could move out of the “young adulthood” phase of his life and into a more mature crime-free future.

The offences before the court on Friday were all committed in January and included: four counts of driving without a licence, two of receiving tainted property, two of stealing, two of possessing a knife in a public place, and one count each of unlawfully using a motor vehicle, possessing property suspected of having been used in connection with the commission of a drug offence, unlawfully possessing a category M weapon, and driving while under the influence.

Defence lawyer Christy Louden said her client, who had pleaded guilty “at the earliest opportunity”, had effectively not been sober since he was nine years old.

“He has either been using alcohol or drugs in relation to dealing with life, hanging around mates who do drugs, things like that,” Ms Louden said.

The court heard that while Scrivener had completed numerous drug courses both in and out of custody, he continued to find himself in situations where turning to drugs was “easy”.

With certificates in kitchen operations and construction, Ms Louden said Scrivener was committed to getting his life “back on track” and being a good dad to his four-year-old child.

Magistrate Andy Cridland noted the young man’s plea of guilty was early, but also that he had a “lengthy” criminal and traffic history.

“The way it is at the moment — you’ve spent a considerable period of time in custody — ... you’re going to have a life in custody unless you do something about it,” Mr Cridland told Scrivener.

The 24-year-old was sentenced to a total of 15 months’ imprisonment with immediate parole release, and the 120 days he spent in presentence custody from January 20 to May 19 was declared time served.

Scrivener was disqualified for holding or obtaining a driver’s licence for a period of two years for each disqualified driving offence and 12 months for driving while under the influence.

All convictions were recorded.