Jimmey Barkho charged with urinating in Broadmeadows Police Station after firearms arrest
Jimmey Barkho, a strongman from the Notorious Crime Family, had just been charged by anti-gangs detectives with firearms offences.
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Notorious Crime Family strongman Jimmey Barkho has been charged with urinating on the floor of Broadmeadows Police Station in an apparent protest after gang-busting police charged him with firearms offences on Wednesday.
The colourful gangland figure was arrested by anti-gangs detectives from the Victoria Police Echo task-force.
Barkho, 31, of Greenvale, was detained at a home in Airport West over his alleged possession of three guns in 2020 and 2021.
He appeared briefly at Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court by video link from the police lockup, on firearms, breach of bail and disrupting the good order of a police station.
Barkho sat mute throughout the half-hour hearing, wearing a police issued jumpsuit following his alleged urination on the wall and floor of the station.
He showed little reaction when he was refused bail.
His lawyer, Mark Kelly indicated Barkho would fight the weapons charges.
One of the charges stems from the discovery of his DNA on the magazine of a loaded handgun in a secret compartment of a car.
Mr Kelly said Barkho’s DNA could have ended up on the weapon innocently.
“This is not an open and shut case,” he said.
The court also heard police have also discovered videos, dating from 2020, allegely showing Barkho with other weapons.
Mr Kelly said his client could spend up to six months behind bars waiting for the case to go to hearing.
The court heard Barkho’s sister had driven to the police station hoping she could take her brother home.
The Notorious Crime Family is described as a “patriotically Assyrian” gang, based in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, whose members bear tattoos of machine guns and the letters NCF.
Barkho is the subject of a Firearm Prohibition Order and is prohibited from acquiring, possessing, carrying or using any firearm or firearm related item such as ammunition.
He is also unable to enter a range of premises including firearms dealers, shooting ranges or firearms clubs.
The charges relating to FPOs are significant – 10 years imprisonment for acquiring, possessing, carrying or using a firearm or firearm related item.
Since they were introduced in May 2018, Victoria Police has issued over 1500 FPOs across the state.
Barkho’s case returns to court in July.
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