Corey Jones: Caboolture man guilty of dog threats on partner

An intoxicated young Moreton Bay man, outraged his neighbour tried to help his partner, called on his german shepherds, a court has heard.

A young Moreton Bay man spent a night verbally abusing his partner while intoxicated, then attempted to sic his two german shepherd dogs on her and his good Samaritan neighbour who was trying to shelter her, a court has heard.

Caboolture man Corey William Jones, 21, pleaded guilty in Brisbane District Court on Monday to several charges, which included two counts of threatening violence.

The court heard the offences occurred over the night of February 15–16, 2020.

About 10.30pm, an intoxicated Jones spent half an hour “verbally abusing” his partner, calling her “derogatory names” before telling her to “get the f*** out of the house”.

The partner, who the court heard is sticking by her man, left and called the police.

The couple’s 56-year-old neighbour, drawn by the commotion, told the victim to shelter in his house, at which point a “visibly angry” Jones confronted the pair, armed with his two German Shepherd dogs on leads, who he was “riling up”, in the words of Judge Michael Byrne QC.

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – NewsWire Photos MAY 24, 2021: Caboolture man Corey William Jones, 21, leaves the Brisbane District Court after being sentenced on charges of threatening violence. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

Jones stood in front of the pair and “threatened (them) with the dogs”.

The neighbour and Jones’ partner fled into the neighbour’s house, the court heard, Jones being told not to enter or he would be trespassing.

When the neighbour looked out the front a short time later, Jones was on the front porch, armed with a German Shepherd, trying to open the safety screen.

He also pounded the window to get in, but left when he heard police sirens approaching.

Jones was told by the police to step away from his dogs, but did not do so until he was arrested, at which point police discovered he was “slurring his words and unsteady on his feet”.

Judge Byrne told Jones, who had several prior convictions of a similar nature and was on probation at the time of the current offending, his conduct on the night was “disgraceful” and praised his neighbour.

“Thank God chivalry is not dead,” he said.

However, Judge Byrne acknowledged Jones had several “difficulties” on the journey of life and praised the fact he was self-employed and with a good work history.

Jones was placed on two years’ probation.

No convictions were recorded.