Man behind alleged Glenorchy arson and aggravated burglary to face Supreme Court

A man accused of burgling a Glenorchy home and attempting to set another alight will have his matters heard in the Supreme Court. What the court heard >>

Magistrates Court in Hobart CBD. GV / File / Generic Picture: RICHARD JUPE

A man accused of burgling a Glenorchy home before allegedly attempting to set fire to a Homes Tasmania property will face the Supreme Court of Tasmania later in the year after he pleaded not guilty to two charges.

Marcos Phillip James Boorman, 19, entered pleas of not guilty in the Hobart Magistrates Court on Tuesday to one count of arson and one count of aggravated burglary from April 1 this year.

Due to the severity of the counts, the charges will be committed to the Supreme Court for hearing on October 29.

Marcos Phillip James Boorman, 19. Picture: Facebook

Magistrate Reg Marron also convicted Boorman of one count of possessing a controlled drug after the prosecution tendered no evidence for another charge of selling a controlled drug.

Tasmania Police pulled over Boorman in February this year and found him with a gross quantity of 3.77g of methamphetamine, valued between $1850 and $2290.

As a result, he was fined $450 and received a conviction.

Officers searched Boorman and his green Ford Falcon outside of a Claremont Mood Food petrol station, where they located eight separate bags of a “crystal substance” inside of a black Louis Vuitton coin purse inside a black Louis Vuitton satchel on Boorman.

At the time, Boorman claimed he had “found the bags on the ground near the Bridgewater Bridge” and didn’t know what the substance was, but later pleaded guilty in July.

Boorman’s lawyer requested further materials from the prosecution concerning separate charges of wounding, aggravated armed robbery and common assault before returning to the Hobart Magistrates Court at a later date.

According to court documents, Boorman allegedly stabbed a man in the chest and arm in Moonah before stealing $70 in cash and a bank card in a June incident this year.

Three days earlier, Boorman is accused of having punched the same victim in the head and torso.

Among the materials the defence requested is a witness statement, forensic science report and statement from the complainants.