Jaydon Lee George charged with armed robbery in company, possessing knife

A 21-year-old has fought to avoid Christmas in custody after being arrested and charged with the alleged theft of a woman’s car from outside a popular skate park.

A 21-year-old Caloundra man has been charged with the alleged theft of a woman's car outside Gympie's skate park, while in possession of a knife.

A Caloundra man accused of stealing a woman’s car while car while armed with a knife outside a popular children’s skate park will spend Christmas in custody after losing his bid for bail.

Jaydon Lee George, along with two unnamed teenagers, has been accused of approaching the 19-year-old woman in her Toyota Echo at the Gympie skate park near the centre of town about 9.10pm on Tuesday December 15.

Police alleged Mr George reached through the open driver’s side window, took the keys from the ignition and demanded the woman get out of the car.

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He is further alleged to have lifted his shirt and revealed a knife in his waistband.

The three accused then got into the car and drove away, police claim.

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Jaydon Lee George, of Caloundra, has been charged with a string of offences including armed robbery while in company, possessing a knife in a public place, and eight counts of breaching bail, following his arrest after the alleged theft of a woman’s car at the Gympie skate park on Tuesday December 15.

The woman was not hurt in the incident.

Mr George has been charged with a string of offences including armed robbery while in company, possessing a knife in a public place, and eight counts of breaching bail.

The 21-year-old sat quietly in the Gympie Magistrates Court dock on Tuesday while his lawyer argued for his release on bail, saying there were “some issues with the strength of the crown’s case”.

These included the presence of face tattoos on the person identified as the accused robber, which Mr George did not have.

Police prosecutor Vikki Kennedy-Grills objected to the bail bid saying police had concerns about the address Mr George had nominated to live at.

Sergeant Kennedy-Grills said the people at the nominated address were not direct relatives.

Gympie Magistrate Chris Callaghan rejected Jaydon Lee George’s application for bail over charges relating to the alleged theft of a woman’s car, saying repeated failures to appear in court showed he did not take his obligations to the court seriously. Picture: Patrick Woods.

When police had visited the address to make inquiries, she told the court, the property appeared to be a place regularly used by residents.

Magistrate Chris Callaghan ultimately rejected Mr George’s application saying it appeared there was a “strong crown case against him”.

This was due to the discovery of a knife “similar” to that allegedly used, and the keys to the victim’s car in his possession.

Repeatedly failing to appear at previous court appearances did not help Mr George’s case either.

“He just hasn’t taken his obligations … seriously,” Mr Callaghan said.

Mr George will return to Gympie Magistrates Court on February 13, 2023.

Originally published as Jaydon Lee George charged with armed robbery in company, possessing knife