Rebels’ bikie gang sergeant-at-arms Phillip Maynard arrested over alleged kidnapping at Craigieburn
The suspected sergeant-at-arms in the Rebels bikie gang has been charged, along with a 16-year-old boy, over a kidnapping plot.
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Top Melbourne Rebels’ bikie Phillip Maynard will remain behind bars until at least August, after he was charged over his alleged role in a kidnapping plot.
Maynard, 37, of Wallan, appeared at Melbourne Magistrates Court after hours on Thursday alongside co-accused 33-year-old Kilmore woman.
A teenage boy, 16, also accused of taking part in the kidnapping, appeared at a children’s court.
Neither Maynard nor the 33-year-old Kilmore woman applied for bail and both were remanded in custody until August 1.
He is charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment, armed robbery, intentionally causing injury, assault with a weapon and a raft of firearms charges.
Police believe Maynard, a former member of the Vigilantes, is a sergeant-at-arms in the Rebels.
The precise details of the alleged kidnapping are yet to be aired in court, but in a statement, Victoria Police said a man was allegedly taken from his Craigieburn home in May and seriously assaulted, before being left at the corner of Donnybrook Rd and Brookvale Rd in Craigieburn.
Passers-by found the alleged victim and called the authorities.
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