In the Courts

MAN IMPRISONED FOR ASSAULT AND DEATH THREATS ON BOUNCER

Posted on February 24th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
A man who assaulted and threatened to kill a guard and his family at the Town Hall in Newtown last year has been sent away, as the magistrate disputed his claim of alcohol-induced memory loss. 30-year-old Charles Begg of Merrylands

BOUNCER ARRESTED FOR CHOKING OUT PUB PATRON

Posted on February 22nd, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
An overzealous bouncer in a Darwin pub has been charged over reckless endangerment, after he choked a patron unconscious and dumped him on the concrete, in front of a crowd of witnesses. The incident reportedly took place in the early

PUBLICAN FACES TRIAL FOR THEFT FROM INMATES

Posted on January 27th, 2023 by Clyde Mooney
A hotel owner has faced court over the alleged theft of over $100k from inmates of the remand centre where he also worked, in an attempt to save his business. Brenton Williams pleaded guilty to theft from a prison safe

DRUNK MANAGER FACES TIME FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT

Posted on November 30th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A Queensland pub manager is facing prison over his behaviour at a Christmas party, where he is said to have groped and assaulted two teenage girls. 42-year-old Samuel McGrath appeared this week before Noosa Magistrates Court, where he pleaded guilty

PASTORAL PAYS PRICE FOR PANDEMIC TRADE

Posted on November 25th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A COVID-defying publican who opened his Pastoral Hotel in Echuca during the lockdowns has faced court and been fined for his insolence. During Victoria’s fifth lockdown, in 2021, the Pastoral Hotel reopened for three days before being forced to close

SCONE PUBLICAN FACES CHARGES OVER WHITE POWDER

Posted on August 29th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A Hunter Valley publican is facing a slew of charges relating to supply and possession of cocaine at his Scone pub. 37-year-old John William Allen, aka Jack Allen, fronted Muswellbrook Local Court last week to face multiple charges, the most

MANAGER AND BARTENDER PLEAD TO COCAINE SUPPLY

Posted on August 17th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A manager and bartender from the Newcastle region have pleaded guilty to supplying drugs to patrons in the hotel. On the evening of 29 April, police with the Port Stephens Hunter Drug Unit allegedly observed Gareth Ian Wilkinson offering to

LAID OFF MANAGER DODGES PRISON FOR WORK

Posted on July 18th, 2022 by Clyde Mooney
A magistrate has spared a pub manager a conviction on drug charges in response to his contrition and because the scar on his record would jeopardise his livelihood. When 31-year-old Christopher Paul Tindal lost his job as a duty manager