Greensborough: Max Brunton accused of graffitiing train carriage
A train was heading towards Greensborough railway station when an alarm meant it came to a sudden stop. Turns out it wasn’t a passenger who had missed their stop.
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A man has been accused of forcing a train to stop in Greensborough before he allegedly graffitied one of its carriages.
A passenger inside the carriage allegedly captured footage of Max Brunton tagging the side of the train as staff tried to work out why the signal alarm had gone off, Heidelberg Magistrates’ Court has heard.
The 20-year-old fronted the court on Wednesday, May 20, having been held in custody overnight.
Brunton was arrested on a warrant the night earlier after police found him driving in Greensborough while doing a routine vehicle check.
Leading Senior Constable Lee-anne Meade said he had also been charged with four counts of criminal damage after a Metro train was tampered with in Greensborough on June 26.
Brunton allegedly gained access to the train tracks near St Mary’s Tennis Club and placed something under the signal alarm’s trip arm, causing the train to stop just before Greensborough station.
He allegedly then graffitied the tag ‘56’ onto a train carriage, causing $765.85 damage.
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Leading Sen-Constable Meade said a witness who was sitting inside the carriage allegedly captured the act on their phone.
Police also allegedly found a stolen driver’s licence on him which had his photo imposed on it when he was taken to Heidelberg police station on Tuesday, May 19.
Brunton’s lawyer Emily Metcalfe argued he should be bailed because he would be unlikely to receive a jail sentence for the offences considering his age.
Magistrate Stephen Ballek agreed, saying delays on the court system meant Brunton would spend longer in jail than he could be sentenced to.
Brunton was released to return to the court on November 12.