Justin Athol Sutton fronts Toowoomba court for chilling stalking crime committed on meth
NAMED: After spending a night in the watch house, a Toowoomba man fronted court for a chilling stalking crime.
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Toowoomba man Justin Athol Sutton was arrested at the weekend after he terrorised and stalked a woman who no longer wanted a relationship with him.
On Monday morning, May 8, the 55-year-old pleaded guilty to stalking the woman and possessing methamphetamine.
The court heard Sutton refused to leave the woman alone and committed a number of disturbing acts in a short period of time.
Magistrate Louise Shephard said Sutton followed the woman, tracked down her hotel room, knocked on her hotel room door, waited for her in a car park all day, and most concerningly – pretended to be someone else which resulted in the woman unknowingly meeting up with him.
Magistrate Shephard told Sutton his behaviour was unacceptable and that it would have been a distressing and frightening situation for the woman to be in.
The court heard Sutton had no relevant criminal history in relation to stalking, however he had a dated drug history.
The court heard Sutton had relapsed into drug use and would be attending a rehabilitation facility soon after his release from custody.
Sutton was fined $1000 and no conviction was recorded.
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