Rahkeem Godfrey Purcell: Graffiti pest busted for Aldi vandalism

An unemployed Logan dad has landed in court after being busted for drugs and scrawling graffiti at an Aldi supermarket in Marsden.

An unemployed Logan dad has landed in court after being busted for drugs and scrawling graffiti at an Aldi supermarket in Marsden.

Rahkeem Godfrey Purcell, 21, pleaded guilty in Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Thursday to 12 charges including possessing dangerous drugs and wilful damage.

The court heard the father of two was busted graffitiing the word ‘klips’ on the external walls of an Aldi supermarket in Marsden about 9.40pm on December 16 last year.

Rahkeem Godfrey Purcell, 21. Picture: Facebook

The court heard police approached Purcell and told him he was under arrest before he fled along Wembley Rd, Logan Central about 1.30pm on February 9.

A foot chase ensued and he was eventually arrested a short distance later.

He was found in possession of a black-handled folding knife in his hand and attempted to discard it as police wrestled him to the ground.

Police also busted him with 1.7g of cannabis in Slacks Creek on May 5.

The court heard he also breached his bail by failing to report to police seven times between April 21-30 in 2020 and 11 times between May 1-15 the same year.

Defence solicitor Greg Lutvey said his client was young and had two children.

Magistrate Louise Shepard sentenced him to 18 months probation.

He was also ordered to complete 40 hours of unpaid graffiti removal.

No convictions recorded.