Kaylen Pappin: Mildura man pleads guilty to weapon, dangerous driving charges

A young thug threatened a victim with a machete in Mildura’s CBD before he jumped on his motorbike, drove through a playground and smashed into a car.

A young Mildura thug with a love for dangerous swords told his victim “I’ll cut you, I’ll slice you” while walking the CBD in January this year, a court has heard.

Kaylen Pappin, 19, appeared in Koori Court on Thursday after pleading guilty to a string of weapon and dangerous driving charges.

The court heard Pappin was walking through the Mildura CBD with his partner about 8pm on January 25 when he drew a machete from under his jumper and threatened a person walking by.

He told his victim “I’ll cut you, I’ll slice you” while holding the machete.

On another occasion Pappin was standing behind a security door of his grandmother’s house holding a hunting knife when a group of people known to him were throwing rocks at his house.

Kaylen Pappin

Later that day he had an 80cm samurai sword when he tried to fight a group of men.

The court heard he also rode a motorbike through a playground without wearing a helmet before he smashed into a car on Madden Ave in Mildura that night.

He fled the scene with his 14-year old passenger and the car he hit called police.

Pappin told the court he wanted to get out of jail and move on with his life, expressing interest in learning about his Aboriginal culture.

“I don’t want to be in here (jail) this is a horrible place,” he told the court.

When asked why he was carrying weapons Pappin said it helped him feel safe and protected.

Magistrate Pauline Spencer said his prospects for rehabilitation were good and deferred sentencing until March 30.

She granted bail to Pappin, who has spent 23 days in pre-sentence detention at an adult prison, on Thursday.

A condition of his bail is he complete anger and behaviour management programs as well as connect with local Aboriginal services.

The court heard Pappin also cares for his nan and his younger siblings.