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Tyrone Lawrence Kerr charged with dangerous conduct with weapon, drugs, wilful damage

A man who was charged with allegedly terrifying residents of a Gold Coast street when windows were allegedly smashed and shot at has been named after he was arrested on Brisbane’s bayside.

The identity of a man who was charged after allegedly smashing the windows of a Gold Coast street with a golf club and a gun has been revealed.
The identity of a man who was charged after allegedly smashing the windows of a Gold Coast street with a golf club and a gun has been revealed.

The identity of a man charged with terrifying residents of a Gold Coast street after their windows were allegedly smashed with a golf club and shot at has been revealed.

Tyrone Lawrence Kerr from Waterford West appeared in the Cleveland Magistrates Court on June 28 on more than 10 charges after the incident in the early hours of the morning on June 26.

Kerr’s charges include one count of dangerous conduct with a weapon and one count of extortion – demand with intent to gain benefit with threat of detriment.

His other charges included one count of unlawful possession of weapons category a, b or m, one count of attempted enter dwelling with intent at night uses/threatens violence while armed in company damages property, one count of attempted enter dwelling with intent by break at night uses/threatens violence while armed in company damages property and one count of wilful damage.

A Lister Street, Oxenford, address on the Gold Coast where a shotgun is believed to have been fired into the front of the home
A Lister Street, Oxenford, address on the Gold Coast where a shotgun is believed to have been fired into the front of the home

Police allege that around 4.15am on June 26, two men attended a Lister Street residence at Oxenford and smashed a window with a golf club.

“They fled the scene after neighbouring residents came outside and chased them away.

“A short time later, a bullet was allegedly discharged into the front glass window of the neighbouring home, no one was physically injured,” he said.

A Lister Street, Oxenford, address on the Gold Coast where multiple suspects have attacked multiple addresses, smashing windows.
A Lister Street, Oxenford, address on the Gold Coast where multiple suspects have attacked multiple addresses, smashing windows.

Police arrested Kerr at Manly West in the afternoon on June 27.

Kerr’s lawyer Tanya Dower said he would not be applying for bail.

“The domestic violence offences do not appear to relate to the charges from June 26,” Ms Dower said.

Magistrate Deborah Vasta adjourned Mr Kerr’s matter to August 22 for a committal mention.

No plea has been entered.

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