Jaye Stuckey: Jervis Bay man pleads guilty to breaking into cop’s home, threatening him with gun

A former NSW police officer has shared the lasting trauma he and his family still face after their home was violently invaded by a man armed with a firearm with intentions of theft on the state’s south coast.

Jaye Stuckey held a firearm to the former police officer's head. Picture: Facebook

A former NSW police officer who was held at gunpoint in a shocking home invasion on the state’s south coast, has shared the lasting trauma he and his family still deal with since the “violent” incident.

It was a normal evening in 2023 for former police officer Nicholas Kilminster and his family in their Nowra home, when Jaye Stuckey broke into the house, holding a gun to the man’s head while his wife watched on.

The Nowra District Court heard during the Jervis Bay man’s sentence hearing on Friday how Stuckey, 30, then threatened to kill Mr Kilminster and steal from his home.

Stuckey, who appeared before Judge Christopher O’Brien from the dock, previously pleaded guilty to charges relating to the home invasion of the former police officer, including aggravated break and enter and the possession of an unauthorised pistol.

Mr Kilminster told the court of the trauma Stuckey’s “violent” home invasion had caused him and his family in a victim impact statement on Friday.

Jaye Stuckey appeared in the Nowra District Court on Friday. Picture: Dylan Arvela

The former police officer said he dealt with these cases “all the time”, but never thought he would ever be staring down the barrel of a gun himself.

“He held me at gunpoint, said he was going to steal from us and said he was going to kill me,” he said.

“My home, the place meant to be a sanctuary, was broken into that night.”

Mr Kilminster said he and his wife still struggled to enter the part of the home where the traumatic incident took place.

“I feel as if I have let my family down as their protector,” he said.

The court heard police were called to the scene before Stuckey was arrested, charged and refused bail.

The gun used by Stuckey was later found to be a replica firearm.

Jaye Stuckey threatened to kill the former police officer. Picture: Facebook

During examination-in-chief by defence barrister Jack Hibbard, Stuckey revealed he was “remorseful” for the incident, saying it was “out of character”.

He also said he was affected by various drugs, such as ice and liquid G at the time of the offending.

“I’m sorry,” he told Mr Kilminster.

“Hearing it come from the victim himself makes me feel really sick inside.

“I know I can’t change it now, but I wish I never done it.”

However, the Crown prosecutor said the offending was not out of character, listing similar crimes committed by Stuckey including two break and enters in 2015 and 2018.

During his Friday appearance, the court heard Stuckey also previously pleaded guilty to a “raft of other offences” unrelated to the Nowra home invasion relating to weapons, driving and breaking and entering.

The court heard Stuckey would be sentenced on these cases at a later date.

Meanwhile, Judge O’Brien adjourned the home invasion case to be sentenced sometime in early 2025, with a date to be determined on December 11.

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