Named: Warwick’s latest drug offenders sentenced in court

From amphetamine stashes to makeshift greenhouses and drug driving, this is the latest list of people sentenced in the Warwick court for drug-related offending. See the full list of names.

The Warwick Magistrates Court has rolled out punishments for the latest round of residents charged with drug-related offending.

From drug drivers to speed stashes and hash cookies, here is the full list of offences and the people behind them.

Chad Marsden McIntosh

Chad Marsden McIntosh came clean with officers while at the police station, telling them he had drugs and utensils at his Warwick home.
Police located a small amount of marijuana, a grinder and two glass pipes at his home on September 7.

The court was told the 44-year-old admitted to officers he had been a meth user and the pipes were for smoking the drug, and that he used the grinder to chop marijuana.

A stolen Husqvarna mower was also located at the property, with McIntosh claiming he bought it for $200 at a Gatton swap meet.

He told the court he “didn’t know it was stolen” but conceded he bought it for a price that was significantly lower than its value.

Defence lawyer Phil Crook said the father of two was a disability pensioner who was injured in a motorcycle accident 20 years ago.

McIntosh pleaded guilty to possessing dangerous drugs, utensils and anything used in a crime; and possessing property suspected of being stolen.

He was fined $800.

Bianca Maree Clarkson

A mother whose baby was born with a heart condition told a court of her harrowing introduction to motherhood, as she was being sentenced for drug driving.
Bianca Clarkson was caught driving along Pratten St, Warwick in August with marijuana in her system.

The mother of one told the court she previously battled a drug problem but said she had kicked her bad habits.

“For the first time in seven years I do not have an addiction. The only addiction I have is my child,” she said.

The court was told Clarkson’s child was born prematurely with a heart condition and had spent a lot of time in hospital, which caused delays to her court matters.

Magistrate Virginia Sturgess acknowledged the “very traumatic time” Clarkson had endured and said she was pleased to hear she was no longer using drugs.

“Taking your licence off you isn’t necessarily what I want to do, but I don’t have a choice, unfortunately,” she said.

Clarkson was disqualified from driving for one month and was convicted and not further punished.

Simone Loree Alldridge

Simone Loree Alldridge.

A Warwick woman said she has sought help for her problem with marijuana after being caught drug driving for the second time.

Simone Loree Alldridge was found driving along Grafton St on Australia Day with the drug in her system.
The Warwick court was told the mother of one was sentenced for the same offence last year.

“The use of cannabis is an issue for me and since this I have gone and sought help from other services,” she told the court.

Alldridge told the court she was currently homeless with her child.

She pleaded guilty to drug driving and was fined $300 and disqualified from driving for three months.

Trevor Douglas Crookey

Trevor Douglas Crookey has been sentenced for his fourth drug driving offence after driving with marijuana in his system.

Crookey told the court he had only recently been released from hospital after treatment for chronic Q fever when he was stopped on Wood St and drug tested.

The court was told this was his third similar offence in the past five years, and fourth total.

Crookey pleaded guilty to drug driving and was fined $400 and disqualified from driving for six months.

Clinton James Bormolini

Clinton James Bormolini.

A Warwick plasterer with a “pretty appalling” traffic history is off the road again after being busted drug driving.
Clinton James Bormolini was stopped on Fitzroy St on October 21 and tested positive to meth.

The court was told that although the P-plater’s traffic history was littered with offences, it was largely “in the past”, with speeding tickets making up the worst of it since 2015.

The 43-year-old was told to “stay away from the drugs” if he wanted to keep his licence.
Bormolini pleaded guilty to drug driving and was fined $300 and disqualified from driving for three months.

Peta Lee Holterman

Peta Lee Holterman

A drug driver told the Warwick magistrate she was “incredibly embarrassed” to be in court after making a “stupid decision” to drive.

Peta Lee Holterman was busted driving along Wallace St, Warwick with meth and marijuana in her system on January 16.

Holterman, who is a carer for her grandmother, told Ms Sturgess she was “extremely sorry”.

“I won’t see you again. I won’t do it again,” she said.

Ms Sturgess noted Holterman’s traffic history was “not fabulous” but said there were no similar offences.
Holterman pleaded guilty to drug driving and was fined $300 and disqualified for one month.

No conviction recorded

Joseph William McNally.

Joseph William McNally and Christian Alexander Hope

Two mates were sentenced alongside one another after being busted with amphetamines and used glass pipes while in the same car.

Joseph William McNally and Christian Alexander Hope were each found with speed during a traffic stop on February 15.

McNally, the son of long-serving Southern Downs councillor Jo McNally, had a small amount of amphetamine in his wallet and told police he was the owner of a glass pipe on the seat.
Hope, who was seated in the rear passenger seat of the vehicle, was also found with a small amount of the drug and a used pipe.

The court was told McNally worked as a carpenter and Hope was employed as a concreter.

The men each pleaded guilty to possessing both dangerous drugs and used pipes.

They were each placed on a $300 good behaviour bond for three months and ordered to complete drug diversion. No convictions were recorded.

Shannon Hutton

A Maryvale woman said the exorbitant price of prescription marijuana was behind her decision to produce the drug in her backyard.

The Warwick court was told Shannon Hutton uses marijuana to treat mental health conditions and it was “financially difficult” for her to maintain legally.

A raid at the 45-year-old’s home on February 9 uncovered 15 plants ranging from 5cm to 50cm growing in nine pots inside a “makeshift greenhouse”.

Hutton also revealed to police she had 6.6g of the drug in a clipseal bag, six partially dried leaves and marijuana cookies in the fridge.

Lawyer Sarah Campbell told the court her client suffered from mental health conditions including agoraphobia, anxiety and depression and had now obtained a prescription for medicinal marijuana.

Ms Campbell said the financial outlay for the drugs, which included a $400 vaporiser and two weeks’ supply, was about $1000.

Ms Sturgess noted Hutton was cooperative with police, had genuine mental health reasons for using the drug, and no criminal history.
Hutton pleaded guilty to producing and possessing dangerous drugs, and possessing a pipe and bong.

She was fined $800 and no conviction was recorded.

Originally published as Named: Warwick’s latest drug offenders sentenced in court