Alik James Lacrosse-Young avoids going back to prison for fresh offending

The young business owner has avoided going back to prison after he found himself once again before the courts.

Alik James Lacrosse-Young pleaded guilty to destroying or damaging property.

A Tweed Heads man who was previously incarcerated for serious offending has avoided being sent back into prison.

Alik James Lacrosse-Young, 25, pleaded guilty in Tweed Heads Local Court on Monday to intentionally or recklessly destroying or damaging property (domestic violence related).

According to court documents, Lacrosse-Young had previously lived with an ex-partner and her mother who was the victim in this offence.

Since the separation Lacrosse-Young had continued to store items in their garage which was generally not locked.

On Friday, June 4, the victim saw her belongings in the shed, not damaged.

The same night Lacrosse-Young and a friend, who lived downstairs of the address, had been out drinking.

At 12.30am Lacrosse-Young and his friend returned home and the friend returned to his residence.

Lacrosse-Young noticed the locks on the garage door had been changed and he became very emotional and angry.

He went into the shed and shoulder-charged a dresser, causing photo frames stacked on top to fall and break.

A hole was also left on the dresser.

At 12.30pm the victim noticed the damage to the dresser and contacted police.

Police went to call Lacrosse-Young, who had arrived at the police station at the same time, and he said he “did something last night and wanted to do the right thing”.

He made full and frank admissions and showed a level of remorse.

Defence lawyer Cameron Bell asked the court to consider Lacrosse-Young had voluntarily presented to the police station and had pleaded guilty at the first opportunity, despite the fact there were no witnesses.

Mr Bell said his client had a background “no one wishes upon anyone” and had previous spent time in custody for a serious matter which had a huge impact on him.

Mr Bell told the court he after leaving custody his client had worked in a factory job and started up his own business as a handyman.

Magistrate Geoff Dunlevy noted Lacrosse-Young’s time spent in custody but said he had no history of a similar nature.

Lacrosse-Young was convicted and sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order with supervision.