Tough sentence for 20 year old man who committed 14 offences in a three-month period
A 20-year-old man with no criminal history has been sentenced to six months imprisonment after racking up 14 charges over a three-month period including stealing and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
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A 20-year-old Deception Bay man has been sentenced to six months imprisonment after committing 14 offences in a three-month period including stealing, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and multiple breach of bail conditions.
He won’t physically go to jail but will serve the sentence by way of an Intensive Corrections Order.
Shannon John White appeared in Redcliffe Magistrates Court for sentencing on June 29.
He had been arraigned on June 17, after pleading guilty to all charges, on June 17.
Police Prosecutor Sergeant David Pollock told the court White had committed a number of crimes between March and May, 2020.
These included selling stolen tools at Cash Converters, multiple fuel drive-offs, driving while disqualified, going on a joy ride to the Glasshouse Mountains with mates in a stolen car and stealing registration plates.
The court also heard White had breached his bail conditions by failing to adhere to his curfew five times between March and May.
Magistrate Bucknall said White had no previous criminal history.
“You do have a previous disqualified driving charge which is concerning,” Magistrate Bucknall said.
“Ordinarily if these were more isolated offences I’d be inclined to make a probation order however the number of charges and seriousness of some of them I’m of the view it does require a period of imprisonment.”
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Magistrate Bucknall ordered White to serve the six months by way of an Intensive Corrections Order (ICO).
This means he will have to comply with a number of strict conditions and complete a minimum of 12 hours of community service a week.
In sentencing Magistrate Bucknall warned White that if he were to breach the order he would serve the remainder of the sentence in a jail.
He was also disqualified from driving for a further two years.