Pensioner Raymond Eric Deamon busted with meth, cannabis and drug items in police raid

A Mount Morgan disability pensioner with a plate in his neck and shoulder after a car accident was using cannabis for pain relief, his solicitor says. But what police also found landed him with a jail warning. See how it unfolded.

A Mount Morgan disability support pensioner has been given a jail warning after being caught again for drug related offences.

Raymond Eric Deamon, 59, pleaded guilty in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on March 8 to possessing methamphetamines, cannabis and drugs utensils.

The court heard that police executed a search warrant at Deamon’s Mount Morgan residence about 7.15am on February 15.

During a pat-down search of Deamon, police found a clip-seal bag in his pocket which contained cannabis.

A number of other clip-seal bags were also found and while searching the house, officers also saw two rolled cigarettes containing cannabis on a bedside table next to Deamon’s bed.

The total weight of cannabis seized was 11.7g.

Also inside the house, police found a clip-seal bag which contained .05g of methamphetamine, a set of electric scales and a large number of clip-seal bags.

Solicitor Samantha Legrady said Deamon was a disability support pensioner who had a car accident about 10 years ago.

Ms Legrady said as a result of that accident, Deamon now had a plate in his neck and shoulder, and he was using cannabis for pain relief.

The court heard that Deamon had one drug-related offence on his criminal history.

Before handing down penalty, Magistrate Cameron Press warned Deamon about his offending.

“This is the second time you come before the court with drug matters – clearly there is an issue here and you must get on top of it, otherwise you’ll end up going to jail,” Mr Press said.

“At some point that’s what will happen if you keep on having possession of drugs, and particularly methamphetamine – it is a dangerous drug.

“Yes, you might have been taking cannabis for your pain relief, but I don’t know what you were doing with methamphetamine, Sir.

“So you need to tackle this problem now before it overtakes your life completely.”

Mr Press placed Deamon on 10 months’ probation with conditions including drug counselling.

No convictions were recorded.