A HOMELESS ice user on a bender who trashed a Salvation Army-funded motel room has had his sentencing adjourned so he can try and sort out his chaotic life.
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Jordan Carmody, 25, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty in the Warrnambool Magistrates Court to causing criminal damage and breaching a community corrections order.
His sentencing was adjourned until October 8. He laughed while a description of the offending was read out in court.
Magistrate Cynthia Toose had called custody officers into the court as she expected to jail Carmody.
In the end she adjourned sentencing after hearing Carmody’s life was in chaos.
Police said that between June 1 and 4 accommodation at a motel was provided by the Salvation Army.
But, Carmody pulled apart just about everything in the room including the kettle, TV and DVD remote controls, a queen size electric blanket, a smoke alarm and a hairdryer.
Carmody told police he was making silver and gold, he wanted magnets and that metal had memories he wanted to tap into.
He was arrested, put in the police cells and not interviewed because he was heavily drug-affected.
Carmody caused $687 damage but he said he had no memory of what happened.
That’s when he laughed, and the magistrate immediately warned him he was likely to be heading to jail as it was clear Carmody couldn’t care less.
Lawyer Louis Robertson said his client had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity, would pay for the damage and his client’s reaction was caused by his incredible embarrassment.
“He was in a highly deluded state under the influence of methamphetamine and only 10 days before had been put on a 24-month community corrections order,” he said.
Mr Robertson said his client had been clean of drugs for the past month and provided a clean drug screen to the court.
He said Carmody was seeking accommodation but at present his life was chaotic.
Carmody said he saw the error of his ways and had re-engaged with the Western Region Drug and Alcohol centre.
The magistrate said trashing a motel room which operated on tight profit margins was bad enough but when that room was provided by the Salvation Army that compounded Carmody’s offending.
“If I imprison you that’s it for you for life, you’ll never get a job,” she told him.
“We’ll adjourn the case and see if you engage with the Office Of Corrections. You’ll have to do your bit, do the community work and address your issues.”
Ms Toose told Carmody she had requested custody officers come into the court before the hearing started.
“You can see how close you got,” she said, referring to a likely prison term if Carmody did not make the most of his opportunity.
