Noel Lalouette and Craig Mahan front Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court
A sovereign citizen who allegedly intimidated a road safety officer and a neighbourhood dispute have both been heard in a Melbourne court.
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A man facing charges for intimidating a road safety officer and a heated dispute between two neighbours have been heard in a court in Melbourne’s southeast.
Noel Lalouette
A Hampton man has fronted Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court where he refused to enter a plea on charges involving the intimidation of a road safety officer.
Noel Lalouette, 60, refused to plead either guilty or not guilty in front of Magistrate Louisa Bazzani, forcing the court to adjourn for a contested hearing.
Mr Lalouette appeared with a group of friends and claimed he was in the courthouse for a completely different matter.
“I’m here for the concealment of treason, not for anything else,” he said.
The court heard Mr Lalouette had refused to engage with police regarding the matter.
“We’ve been trying to have a conversation with Mr Lalouette in relation to the charges, but he continues to claim he hasn’t received the paperwork,” the police prosecutor told the court.
“Either way we are proceeding with the charges.”
Magistrates Bazzani asked Mr Lalouette if he would be pleading guilty or not guilty to the charges.
“I’m not pleading anything,” he said.
Mr Lalouette, a member of the ‘sovereign citizens’ community, interrupted Magistrate Bazzani multiple times throughout his hearing.
“Are you administering my trust without my consent?” Mr Lalouette continuously said.
After multiple interjections by Mr Lalouette, Magistrate Bazzani was forced to get stern.
“I will not have my court taken over by stupidity,” she told the accused.
“I will not engage with you in acts of stupidity.”
Mr Lalouette will be back in court on May 24.
Craig Mahan
A Sandringham man has fronted court over a stoush with his next-door neighbour.
Craig Mahan, 54, was in Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court on February 16 fighting an application for a restraining order.
Mahan was accused of hitting his next door neighbour with a plank of wood twice during a dispute over the adjoining fence.
The neighbour suffered a concussion and head injuries as a result of the alleged attack.
Magistrate Bazzani said her concerns lay with the seriousness of Mr Mahan’s offence.
“I’m very concerned about the gravity of your offending,” she said.
“It was aggressive and dangerous, obviously an act like this can cause significant damage.”
The court heard Magistrate Bazzani granted the intervention order, and sentenced Mahan to a diversion.
“I’m not convicting you or finding you guilty because that will damage your work,” she said.
“I am granting the intervention order and giving you a diversion for a period of 12 months. The conditions are you must undertake an anger management course and make a $2000 donation to the Royal Childrens Hospital.”
