A Cowra man has been told to not “squander the opportunity” he has been given after he escaped conviction at Cowra Local Court on November 7.
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Dean Michael Gwillim, 20, of Wellington Street, appeared before the court charged with drive motor vehicle with illicit drug.
According to the police facts, about 6.45pm on June 28, 2018, Mr Gwillim was stopped in Railway Lane for the purpose of a Random Breath and Drug Test.
Police checked Mr Gwillim’s licence, which came up as suspended. Mr Gwillim’s breath test was negative, however he returned a positive reading to cannabis.
Mr Gwillim was then arrested for the purpose of a secondary oral fluid test at Cowra Police Station. The second test returned a negative reading to THC and meth.
The remainder of Mr Gwillim’s sample was sent to the NSW Forensic and Analytical Science Service at Lidcombe where it returned a positive reading.
In relation to the taking of drugs, Mr Gwillim said “I smoked pot about two weeks ago.”
Magistrate Michael O’Brien said “reading material” provided to him, including notes from relatives, showed Mr Gwillim was trying to improve his life.
“It’s encouraging that you are starting to make good decisions,” Magistrate O’Brien said.
“Don’t squander the opportunity you’ve been given.”
Text messages lead to conviction
A Cowra man who contravened an AVO has been given a Community Corrections Order for 12 months at Cowra Local Court on November 7. Samuel Richard Kinsey, 46, plead guilty to the charge.
Mr Kinsey’s solicitor, Clive Hill, said his client consumed too much alcohol and sent text messages to the victim.
“He made the poor decision of sending texts drunk. He’s sorry, he won’t do it again.”
Mr Hill said his client did not realise the AVO was still in place.
“He has not kept track of time. There was no filter between thumb and keyboard.”
Magistrate Michael O’Brien said sending the messages was “unacceptable”.
“People do move on with their lives, as you should,” Magistrate O’Brien said.
“Think before you act.”
According to the police facts, between 1.07pm on Saturday, November 3 and 3pm, Monday, November 5, Mr Kinsey attempted to contact the victim via text messages and voice messages 11 times in relation to a new relationship the victim had entered.
The victim was referred to as a “s***” and Mr Kinsey wrote that he hopes they both get “hit by a truck”.
At 7.40pm on Monday, November 5, Mr Kinsey placed under arrest.