Caleb Earvin James Geesu guilty of attacking Mackay security guard
A Mackay man has landed in court for a shocking attack on a security guard at a popular shopping centre, only one month after coming off parole for previous violent offences.
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A Mackay man with a criminal history stretching back 10 years wound up back in court for violently attacking a shopping centre security guard just one month after he finished parole for previous offending.
Mackay Magistrates Court heard Caleb Earvin James Geesu, 31, was at the Mount Pleasant Shopping Centre on November 8 when a patrolling security guard walked past him.
CCTV footage of the event shows he then followed the security guard and threw the first punch, striking the victim in his right forearm.
The court heard he threw more punches at the security guard’s arm and head.
When the victim tried to get away from Geesu he ran into a traffic pole where Geesu again threw punches at him.
The guard was left with injuries to his left hand, right elbow and the top of his head, with police prosecutor Katarina Pollard telling the court he reported memory loss after the assault too.
Geesu was originally ordered to appear before court on November 11, but failed to do so and was subsequently taken into custody.
Magistrate Bronwyn Hartigan said Geesu was “a violent person”.
“You’d only just finished your parole, you were at Mount Pleasant and for some reason you punched a security guard,” Ms Hartigan said.
“When he ended up running into a pole trying to get away from you punched him further … there’s just no reason at all for you to have done that.”
The court heard Geesu’s history included common assaults, as well as prior assaults occasioning bodily harm and assaults of police officer.
Defence solicitor Geoff Govey said Geesu had previously been able to work at the Bakers Creek meatworks and as a construction worker, but his main issue was with alcohol.
Ms Hartigan said “despite having an appalling criminal history you have actually been a meaningful member of the community working from time to time”.
She said he needed to deal with his drinking problem “otherwise you’re just going to spend longer and longer in custody”.
Geesu pleaded guilty to assault occasioning bodily harm, failure to appear, and contravention of a community service order. Two
He was sentenced to 15 months jail with a parole release date of April 11, 2025.
His time in pre-sentence custody from November 15 to December 10 was declared as time served and convictions were recorded for all matters.
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