A JUVENILE has been jailed for his part in a break-in spree in Inverell, while his adult co-accused have been put on good behaviour bonds.
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Brandon Wade Boney and Lincoln Aaron Gardiner appeared in Armidale District Court last week for sentencing after pleading guilty to several offences committed in Inverell on September 27, last year.
The pair, aged 18, were arrested after they were stopped on Urabatta St by police who were investigating reports of break-ins at homes in Gilchrist and Leonard streets earlier that day.
Property, including cash, jewellery and prescription medication, was reported stolen and Boney, Gardiner and a 17-year-old co-accused were charged with more than 30 offences and refused bail.
Boney and Gardiner were granted Supreme Court bail in Sydney in December, but Boney was re-arrested and returned to custody in January after breaching his conditions.
The pair pleaded guilty to several offences and appeared in Armidale District Court last week, where they were handed 18-month good behaviour bonds by Judge Peter Whitford.
Boney was convicted of three counts of aggravated enter dwelling with intent in company and aggravated break-and-enter with intent in company.
Charges of goods in custody and entering inclosed lands were also taken into account in sentencing and a larceny charge was proven without conviction.
Gardiner pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated break-and-enter in company, while two charges of possess prohibited drugs and entering inclosed lands were taken into account in sentencing.
A string of other charges against the pair were withdrawn by the prosecution and dismissed in court during the sentencing hearing.
A 17-year-old co-accused, who cannot be named because of his age, appeared in Inverell Children’s Court on Thursday for sentencing, where he was detained on a control order for 12 months for his role in the crime spree.
He pleaded guilty to nine break-in, larceny, enter inclosed lands and goods in custody charges, while five offences were dismissed.
Magistrate Michael O’Brien ordered the teenager to serve a minimum of six months in juvenile detention before he is eligible for parole.
After time served, the teenager could be released in March.
