Arrest warrant for ex-player agent Ricky Nixon’s revoked after court mishap
Former AFL player agent Ricky Nixon has demanded an apology from the courts after he was wrongly issued a warrant for his arrest.
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A court-issued arrest warrant for controversial footy identity Ricky Nixon has been revoked following an “administrative error”.
The warrant was issued by the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday based on the belief Mr Nixon did not turn up to a scheduled hearing.
It was the first mention in the AFL premiership memorabilia alleged fraud case against Mr Nixon.
The court on Tuesday confirmed Mr Nixon’s matter had actually been adjourned, blaming an administrative error for mistakenly issuing the arrest warrant.
“The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria received an application for administrative adjournment for the hearing in the matter of Ricky Nixon, which was listed at Melbourne on Monday 15 January 2024,” a court spokesperson said.
“An administrative error led to the hearing being called in court on this date. A warrant to arrest was issued.
“A further hearing was held on Tuesday 16 January, where an application was made to withdraw the warrant. The Magistrate recalled the warrant and adjourned the matter to 13 February 2024.”
Speaking to the Herald Sun on Tuesday, Mr Nixon said the adjournment was granted because evidence regarding his case had not been provided by the prosecution in a timely manner.
He slammed the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court for mistakenly issuing a warrant for his arrest and demanded an apology.
“It was put in writing on December the 19th that I was told not to attend yesterday,” he said.
“Can’t get any more black and white than that.”
Mr Nixon also mocked the justice system in a Facebook post on Tuesday.
“And to think I was walking the Albert Park lake then Port Melbourne beach from 6am -8.45am in view of thousands but they can’t find me,” he posted on Facebook with an image of himself wearing a fluorescent green running top.
The former AFL powerbroker is charged with 10 counts of obtaining property by deception related to the sale of footballs he claimed were signed by Melbourne Demons players following their historic 2021 grand final win.
Charge sheets accuse Mr Nixon of deception by “purport(ing) the signatures which appeared on a commemorative football to be the genuine signatures of the players from the 2021 Melbourne Football Club premiership team”.
The 10 alleged deceptions took place on October 1 and amounted to almost $6000.
Fans who bought the allegedly fake footballs paid $575 plus $20 postage and were told by Mr Nixon the fee would be donated to a children’s charity.
Victoria’s court system is yet to fully recover from a hacking scandal in late December which potentially exposed sensitive materials, including video interviews and witness testimonies.
The hack was the first reported cyber-attack on Australia’s justice system.
Court Services Victoria chief executive Louise Anderson described the hack as “unsettling”, with court operations yet to return to normal.
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