Senior Comanchero Allan Meehan released on bail, two months after dramatic Queensland arrest

Allan Meehan has been bailed to live at his home in Yerrinbool in the Southern Highlands, two months after his dramatic arrest on the Gold Coast.

Embattled senior Comanchero bikie Allan Meehan has walked free from custody on $150,000 bail after a judge found it was possible he would avoid jail time if convicted of breaching a serious crime prevention order.

The one-time bikie boss was arrested at a home on the Gold Coast in January this year and charged with four counts of breaching the SCPO, amid allegations he fled interstate almost immediately after the NSW Supreme Court slapped him with the order in November last year.

Under the terms of the onerous order, Meehan was required to notify police if he intended to live anywhere other than his primary address in Yerrinbool in the Southern Highlands.

He was also banned from using any encrypted apps including social media, and was prohibited from associating with 34 people, some of whom are well known, high-ranking bikies.

Police will allege Meehan failed to formally notify police of his change of address when he relocated to Queensland late last year, and, when arrested, was found to have Facebook and Instagram installed on his mobile phone.

Ex-Comanchero boss Allan Meehan pictured after being granted bail at MRRC Silverwater. Picture: Monique Harmer

Meehan was spotted using a payphone nearby. Picture: Monique Harmer

He was subsequently extradited to NSW and charged and has remained behind bars on remand ever since.

He has pleaded not guilty to the charges and will face a hearing in July, but this week asked the NSW Supreme Court to release him on bail in the interim.

Meehan being escorted through Sydney’s domestic terminal after being extradited from Queensland in February. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Swift

After hearing arguments on Wednesday, Justice Dina Yehia delivered her judgment on Thursday, in which she agreed to grant Meehan strict conditional bail.

She said while the case against Meehan appeared strong in relation to the address breach, evidence before the court revealed he had been in contact with his supervising police officer by email for the duration of his stay in Queensland.

“The material [before the court] does not lead to a conclusion that in leaving NSW and going to Queensland, the applicant was attempting to evade police,” she said.

She noted Meehan intended to fight the charges, but said even if he was found guilty, it was not a foregone conclusion he would receive jail time on sentencing.

“I’m not … persuaded that it is inevitable the applicant would be dealt with by way of full-time imprisonment if convicted of these offences,” she said.

Meehan was appointed as the national president of the Comancheros in 2021. Picture: Instagram

“Alternatively, even if a term of full-time imprisonment were imposed, any non-parole period would be far exceeded by the period on remand.”

Meehan’s bail conditions include that he live at the Yerrinbool address, report to his closest police station every weekday and abide by a night-time curfew.

Meehan’s mother-in-law, who the court heard had been paying the rent for the Gold Coast property, agreed to lodge a $150,000 surety to ensure he turns up to court and complies with his bail conditions.

Meehan pictured when he was served a SCPO by NSW Police in 2022. Picture: NSW Police.

Meehan, a one-time member of the Rebels, defected to the Comanchero in 2014, holding positions of Sutherland chapter president and ACT commander before being appointed NSW commander in 2021.

He took over as the club’s national president in June last year after the arrest of then-president Mick Murray on murder charges.

He remained president at the time of his arrest, but has since been dethroned by Melbourne-based housepainter, Bemir Saravic.