Darcy William Thorne in Rockhampton Magistrates Court for stealing
A young meth addict who stole “high value items”, including e-scooters worth more than $1000, will now pay the cost for his actions.
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A young thief who stole more than $6000 worth of belongings from people’s homes and businesses in the Rockhampton and Mackay regions fell into the wrong crowd after graduating from school and got hooked on methamphetamine, a court has heard.
Rockhampton Magistrates Court heard Darcy William Thorne’s thefts involved “high value items”.
Police prosecutor Courtney Brown said the items stolen included e-scooters, some worth more than $1000.
Other thefts included a $900 bicycle, two shirts worth $60 from Stewarts, $190 worth of alcohol from Liquorland and $77.44 worth of fuel.
Defence lawyer Rebecca Winning said her client grew up in Mackay and fell into the wrong crowd not long after graduating from school.
“Most of his offending was because he was living a chaotic lifestyle, he was homeless and using meth,” she said.
“He moved to Rockhampton to start a new life, however, he found himself in the same predicament.”
Ms Winning said the 20-year-old had since obtained employment as an apprentice builder and now had a partner and accommodation.
She said her client had also “got off the drug”.
“He is living stably now,” she said.
“He is presenting much healthier. He is presenting to be clean.”
She said her client was in a better position to engage with probation.
He was sentenced for offending spanning from October 2023 to May 2024.
Thorne pleaded guilty to eight counts of stealing, two counts of possessing a knife in a public place, and one count each of unlawful use of motor vehicles, contravene direction or requirement police officer, possess utensils or pipes etc that had been used, contravention of a probation order, enter premises and commit indictable offence, enter dwelling and commit, attempted enter premises and commit indictable offence.
Magistrate Philippa Beckinsale sentenced Thorne to six months prison, wholly suspended for 18 months.
Ms Beckinsale also ordered Thorne to probation for 18 months.
Thorne was further ordered to pay $6027.44 restitution.
Convictions were recorded.
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