Musician Charley Roy Beattie pleads guilty to cocaine, drug busts at Twin Waters, Alexandra Headland
A well-known singer has spent months behind bars after being caught up in two separate drug busts.
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A well-known Sunshine Coast musician has spent the better part of three months in prison after being caught up in two separate drug busts, including one where a sizeable amount of cocaine was uncovered.
Charlie Roy Beattie spent 112 days in custody on remand after police found him with various amounts of drugs in two incidents in five months last year.
Maroochydore Magistrates Court heard how the Maroochydore man was found with 7g of cocaine and an amount of MDMA during a police intercept at Twin Waters on April 5 last year while on parole.
Despite being charged and released on bail, police caught up with Beattie once again at Alexandra Headland on December 7 last year, where they uncovered more cocaine, marijuana, a human growth hormone, a spoon, digital scales, pipes and a grinder.
Police prosecutor Mel Pyke said the 28-year-old, who has a 12,000-strong following on Instagram, was taken into custody after his second arrest where he spent 112 days on remand before his court appearance last week.
He was charged with four counts of possessing drugs and one of possessing drugs over the schedule and possessing property suspecting of being used in connection with a drug offence.
Sergeant Pyke told the court the community expected the courts to mete out appropriate sentences to those who were “as heavily involved in drugs” as Beattie was.
During his sentencing hearing on Friday where he pleaded guilty to all charges, defence solicitor Katie Paterson said the Maroochydore man came from a prejudicial upbringing.
She said the single father used drugs to medicate himself due to past traumas. While on the outside, Ms Paterson said Beattie worked as a disability support worker but was also a singer and songwriter. She said he was remorseful and previously engaged in a psychologist.
The solicitor claimed the drugs were for personal use, with there being no evidence of the purity of the large amount of cocaine found in April last year.
Magistrate Kurt Fowler jailed Beattie for six months but took into account the time he served and set his parole release date as of last Friday.
He was also placed on a 12-month jail term, suspended immediately for two years.
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