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Sentencing for a Warrnambool man in his mid 20s with a shocking history of drug use and offending is expected to be finalised later this month.
Lachlan Mitchell, 26, appeared in the Warrnambool Magistrates Court earlier this week for a contest mention and lawyer Ian Pugh asked for a sentence indication.
It's expected that Mitchell will be sentenced to time served when a community corrections order breach is listed in court on October 28 for a plea hearing along with the 70 odd days he has already served in custody.
Mitchell has entered guilty pleas to a range of charges contained in two briefs of evidence.
The first brief contains charges of dangerous driving while pursued by police and unlicensed driving.
A second brief compiled by divisional response unit investigators includes charges of trafficking methamphetamine, possess cannabis, possess GHB, suboxone and mirtazapine, possessing prohibited weapons (including an extendable baton and knuckle dusters) and possessing a controlled weapon (a hunting knife).
But, there are other charges - speeding and evading police - which are listed in Warrnambool court on October 18 for a contest mention hearing.
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Sentencing for a Warrnambool man in his mid 20s with a shocking history of drug use and offending is expected to be finalised later this month.
Lachlan Mitchell, 26, appeared in the Warrnambool Magistrates Court on Tuesday for a contest mention and lawyer Ian Pugh asked for a sentence indication.
It's expected that Mitchell will be sentenced to time served when a community corrections order breach is listed in court on October 28.
He has already served about 70 days in custody.
Mitchell's charges include dangerous driving while pursued by police, failing to stop on police directions and unlicensed driving.
Other charges of speeding and failing to stop when instructed by police have been adjourned, but could yet be part of the hearing at the end of October.
Magistrate John Bentley said those offences would not change the overall sentence, which is likely to include another CCO.
He said Mitchell was seriously in danger of becoming institutionalised.
The defendant was last sentenced to a seven-month jail term late last year and was previously jailed for four years after an ice-fuelled armed robbery that involved police chases across the south-west.
On Tuesday: A Warrnambool man with a shocking record or drug use, offending and being jailed is likely to now be imprisoned for just time already served on new charges.
Lachlan Mitchell, 26, appeared in the Warrnambool Magistrates Court on Tuesday for a contest mention and lawyer Ian Pugh asked for a sentence indication.
Charges involving speeding and failing to stop for police were adjourned off for a contested hearing but magistrate John Bentley said those offences would not change the overall sentence.
Other charges include dangerous driving while pursued by police, failing to stop on police directions and unlicensed driving.
Mr Mitchell has already served 70 days in remand custody on the charges.
His last jail sentence was for seven months late last year and he was previously imprisoned for four years after an ice-fuelled armed robbery that saw Mr Mitchell being chased by police across the south-west.
His current charges also breach a community corrections order.
Mr Mitchell said he had missed a few CCO appointments but he did stay in contact with his corrections officer and attended most of his appointments.
Mr Bentley said the accused man was seriously in danger of becoming institutionalised.
It's expected to take about four weeks for a breach of the CCO to be listed by the corrections office.
The magistrate indicated Mr Mitchell should stay in custody until the breach was listed, when he would consider imposing a time served sentence and another CCO, with judicial monitoring in place.
Mr Mitchell indicated he would now plead guilty to charges.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Angela Fitzgerald expressed surprise that Mr Mitchell was being offered little more than a 70-day sentence when his last court appearance resulted in a seven-month jail term.
The case is expected to return to court in just over a month to be finalised.
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