By Cam Lucadou-Wells
A bailed man, who had been subject to 24 intervention orders, confronted his father with an imitation firearm during a domestic dispute in Springvale.
The man had demanded that his father install CCTV around the house because the man believed he was being followed, Dandenong Magistrates’ Court heard on 25 September.
He sent several text messages of a similar ilk to such as: “Just get the f***ing cameras before I shoot you in the leg.”
On 2 September, the man knocked at the front door and demanded money and CCTV cameras. The father asked the man to leave and was pushed backwards.
The son produced what appeared to be a handgun, walked up to the father and raised the weapon from half a metre away.
“Do you want to see me put a red-cap in your head?”
The next day, police, including a critical response team, arrested the man in Altona.
They seized multiple imitation guns, including the weapon which was believed to have been pulled on his father.
Inside the car, they found imitation dash-mounted police lights and .727 calibre ammunition.
Among the charges he faced were threats to kill and being a prohibited person with an imitation firearm.
At the time he was on bail for threats to kill, to inflict injury and to sexual assault as well as driving matters.
Police informant Acting Sergeant Craig Milne said he had no confidence that the man would abide by bail conditions.
The accused had a “history of violence and drugs”. He was an “unacceptable risk” of endangering the father, Act Sgt Milne said.
Magistrate Pauline Spencer said she wouldn’t consider bail without better support in the community for the man.
Corrections officers had found the man unsuitable for a CREDIT bail treatment program.
The matter was adjourned for a further bail hearing on 27 September.
