Former IBO super-featherweight boxing world champion and Commonwealth Games silver medallist William Tomlinson has appeared in court for a Geelong driving stuff-up after a ‘miscalculation’. William Tomlinson, who once held the IBO super-featherweight title, pleaded guilty to unlicensed driving when he faced the Geelong Magistrates Court on Thursday. Tomlinson, 37, is also a Commonwealth Games … [Read more…]
A man who had 11 opportunities at corrections has appeared in court for selling a mountain bike which had been stolen. Aaron Couch, 30, of Norlane pleaded guilty in the Geelong Magistrates Court to handling stolen goods. Police prosecutions said a burglary took place at an address on December 29, 2022 and Jan 8, 2023 … [Read more…]
A former winemaker who had a successful career in California appeared in court for drug possession after he was found unresponsive in his car. Aaron William Murphy, 40, on Tuesday pleaded guilty in the Geelong Magistrates’ Court to possession of cocaine and possession of meth. Police prosecutions said on August 2, 2022, at about 9.50pm, … [Read more…]
A man who punched an innocent victim inside of a bathroom at Westfield Geelong was also involved in a tussle which resulted in a man receiving a 15cm laceration. Dylon Lynch, 19, pleaded guilty to recklessly causing injury, theft and resisting police. Police said Lynch kicked the door of a cubicle inside of a bathroom … [Read more…]
A 21-year-old man who was in a drunken outburst in the early hours of the morning asked police “what are you going to do” before being pepper sprayed and claiming police brutality. Nathan Cannell, 21, pleaded guilty in the Geelong Magistrates Court on Tuesday to resisting police, assault and being drunk and disorderly. A police … [Read more…]