Shawn Todd Mailman in Rockhampton court for possessing a knife

A man who was caught driving with a suspended licence in Rockhampton was searched by police, who found a knife concealed under the driver’s seat of his car.

Shawn Todd Mailman.

A man who was caught driving with a suspended licence in Rockhampton was searched by police, who found a knife concealed under the driver’s seat of his car.

Police stopped Shawn Todd Mailman, 47, while he was driving along Bridge Street, Berserker, on November 20 at 12.37am, the Rockhampton Magistrates Court heard.

Police prosecutor Corey O’Connor said Mailman’s driver’s licence was State Penalties Enforcement Registry suspended on November 17, 2022.

Mr O’Connor said police detained Mailman for a search and found a knife concealed under the driver’s seat.

“The defendant stated the knife was his,” he said.

“He could not offer any lawful or emergent reason for possessing it.”

Mailman pleaded guilty on December 22 to driving without a licence and possessing a knife in a public place.

He was fined $900 and disqualified from driving for one month.

Convictions were recorded.

The knife was forfeited to the Crown.