Mark ‘Bomber’ Thompson walked from the courtroom on Thursday a convicted crook 18 months after police observed 481 ecstasy drugs and large portions of ice in his Port Melbourne home.
Thompson escaped the more extreme prices of drug trafficking, but Magistrate Duncan Reynolds found him guilty of drug possession and ordered the fifty five-yr-vintage to undergo drug and intellectual health remedy.
He ought to additionally pay a $3500 first-class.
“You led up till extra current years public lifestyles and that’s an issue to which I have regard,” he stated.
“I’ve discovered you responsible for ownership … as such that elevates the seriousness of the matter.
“It’s one which warrants a conviction.”
The former AFL terrific shook his head and muttered underneath his breath on the information.
His lawyer had argued it would “impact his recognition” but the Justice of the Peace disagreed and also sentenced Thompson to a 12-month community corrections order.
As part of his pre-sentencing, Mr. Reynolds released sixteen pages of reasons for dismissing the drug trafficking fees laid in opposition to Thompson.
He conceded Thompson turned into unable to give an explanation for the handwritten notes detailing cash transactions and that “suggestive” objects associated with dealing have been found within the home, such as deal luggage, scales, 481 ecstasy tablets and 33 grams of ice.
“The proof in this situation offers rise to a suspicion that Thompson was trafficking in tablets of dependence. There is his affiliation in uncommon circumstances with a validated drug trafficker [Thomas] Windsor,” Mr. Reynolds said.
Bomber Thompson convicted but strolls free from courtroom despite huge drug stash
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Mark ‘Bomber’ Thompson walked from the courtroom on Thursday a convicted criminal 18 months after police located 481 ecstasy drugs and huge quantities of ice in his Port Melbourne domestic.
Thompson escaped the greater critical fees of drug trafficking, but Magistrate Duncan Reynolds discovered him responsible for drug ownership and ordered the 55-year-vintage to undergo drug and intellectual health treatment.
Mark “Bomber” Thompson leaves the Melbourne Magistrates Court with a conviction.
Mark “Bomber” Thompson leaves the Melbourne Magistrates Court with a conviction. Credit: AAP
He should also pay a $3500 exceptional.
“You led up till greater latest years a public existence and that’s a thing to which I even have regard,” he stated.
“I’ve determined you guilty of ownership … as such that elevates the seriousness of the matter.
“It’s one that warrants a conviction.”
The former AFL super shook his head and muttered beneath his breath on the information.
Mark “Bomber” Thompson (proper) arrives at court docket on Thursday.
Mark “Bomber” Thompson (proper) arrives at court on Thursday.Credit: AAP
His attorney had argued it’d “effect his popularity” however the magistrate disagreed and also sentenced Thompson to a 12-month community corrections order.
As part of his pre-sentencing, Mr. Reynolds released 16 pages of reasons for brushing off the drug trafficking expenses laid towards Thompson.
He conceded Thompson was unable to give an explanation for the handwritten notes detailing coins transactions and that “suggestive” gadgets related to dealing were observed within the home, along with deal luggage, scales, 481 ecstasy capsules and 33 grams of ice.
“The evidence in this situation gives rise to a suspicion that Thompson turned into trafficking in capsules of dependence. There is his association in unusual occasions with a confirmed drug trafficker [Thomas] Windsor,” Mr. Reynolds said.
Thomas Windsor turned into Thompson’s housemate.
Thomas Windsor turned into Thompson’s housemate. Credit: Bendigo Advertiser
“Also, the massive range or tablets and the large weight of the methylamphetamine discovered.
“I am no longer satisfied at the completion of the evidence that Thompson supposed to promote either drug,”
It’s uncertain whether the Office of Public Prosecutions will enchantment the magistrate’s selection to push aside drug trafficking costs in spite of 44 times the trafficable amount of ecstasy being located inner Thompson’s home.
Methamphetamine weighing 33 grams changed into also found within the Rouse Street home – eleven times the quantity needed to attain a trafficable quantity below country legislation.
There turned into no dispute over what changed into observed in the property, however, Thompson claimed all the drugs belonged to his housemate Thomas Windsor.
During Thursday’s court cases Thompson’s legal professional Mick Milardovic stated his consumer had suffered drastically over the Essendon doping scandal, which had followed a “prolonged and illustrious” career within the AFL.
“You’ve heard the occasions of in which he discovered himself … in self-imposed exile,” Mr. Milardovic said.
“My customer involves the court docket as … a cleanskin, a first-time culprit.”
Mr. Milardovic instructed the courtroom Thompson had due to the fact embarked on more than a few of new commercial enterprise ventures such as making furnishings from recycled materials, uploading mechanized e-bicycles and the new industry of “hydrogen inhalers”.
“It’s a burgeoning discipline, your honor,” he stated.
The 4 charges of ownership that have been located verified related to methamphetamine, MDA, LSD and unprescribed Xanax observed in Thompson’s domestic throughout police raids in January 2018.
The court formerly heard that police observed illicit drugs and paraphernalia stashed along with Cats memorabilia interior a coded room off Thompson’s bedroom.
They blanketed a bottle of 481 ecstasy tablets weighing in at 134.6 grams of MDA, four ice pipes, digital scales, and a show box packed with clean resealable luggage.
A, in addition, seek of shared areas of the house exposed a handwritten hire settlement between Thompson and Windsor and handwritten notes depicting massive sums of cash.
