Underbelly wannabe spills the beans to police

[grace]

A fitter and turner fancied himself as a cast member of TV crime series Underbelly when he trafficked drugs out of his mother's house at Carrum Downs. But Stephen Jennings, 21, had failed to learn that a criminal player keeps his mouth shut until his lawyer arrives.

 

Instead, Jennings, when found with drugs, volunteered that he had been trafficking amphetamines for nine months and had spent the proceeds on toys including a PlayStation, power-ski and motorbike.

 

In a police interview a judge described as "alarmingly frank", Jennings estimated he had racked up a total profit of about $30,000 by moving about 28 grams of amphetamines each week.

 

He would cut the drug before selling it to customers, who would either drop by his house or pay him to deliver.

 

On the strength of his admissions, police promptly charged Jennings and seized his illegally acquired toys, along with the late-model Ford he used to courier drugs and $11,500 in cash found in his car and home.

 

Jennings told police: "Trafficking amphetamines made me feel like I was somebody. It made me feel like the people off the TV series Underbelly. It's a stupid reason really, but that's being honest."

 

He pleaded guilty in the County Court yesterday to seven charges, including trafficking amphetamines and cannabis, and dealing in property suspected to be the proceeds of crime.

 

Police searched Jennings' home, which he shared with his mother and sister, after they found drugs in his car during a routine intercept.

 

They found amphetamines and cannabis stashed in spots including the pantry, a drinks cooler, a pencil case behind the microwave and under his mother's mattress.

 

Defence lawyer Leighton Gwynn told the court his client began using amphetamines on weekends to keep up with partying mates, with whom he had since severed ties.

 

He said it "smacked of immaturity and youthfulness" that Jennings explained his offending by saying he looked up to the characters on Underbelly. "(Jennings') interview doesn't speak of someone who is an experienced criminal mastermind … he completely spills the beans."

 

Mr Gwynn said Jennings deserved a "very high" sentencing discount for giving police "full chapter and verse" on his criminal activity, volunteering information "well beyond the evidence police had in their possession at the time of the search and interview".

 

Judge Mark Gamble agreed Jennings' interview was "alarmingly frank", but said the first-time offender's trafficking was at the higher end of the scale.

 

Mr Gwynn urged Judge Gamble to wholly suspend any jail term he might impose on Jennings, who was bailed to reappear for sentencing on a later date.

 

 

Author: Kate Hagan

Date: 23 February 2009

Source: WA Today

http://www.watoday.com.au/national/underbe...2k.html?page=-1

[*Leeroy*]

hahah wat a fukn twat

[Al Fish]

I know what he felt like when his client gave him the Police Brief of Evidence.

Its a mixture of desperation, resignation and creativity.

"Your Honour, William Blake once stated that "prisons are built with bricks of law" and on that note if I could just ask Your Honour to suspend all disbelief and listen to me...a frustrated cry for help...in a very real sense, an immature victim of society himself...he's put all of that behind him...I tender this letter from his new employer together with the Psychiatric report of Dr....it remains a matter for this (honourable) court but if I could just advise...his only sister works and his mother is in poor health...with some assistance his future prospects remain promising...etc...etc."

Stephen Jennings suffers from F.I.T.H. Syndrome - a shocking and debilitating condition suffered by a frighteningly large number of people. And Mr. Jennings has got Fucked In The Head Syndrome something bad!

1. I do not wish to answer any questions.

2. I have done nothing wrong. (Note the tactical use of 'wrong' instead of illegal'?)

3. I wish to speak with a solicitor.

[shroomyshroom]

something in this story doesnt make alot of scence...

 

in 9 months he only made $30,000 when he was moving an o of shard a week.... fuck should of been closer to 70k - 80k

 

guess someone getting high on his own supply

[hardeyes]

F###ken idiot deserves it dealing in that shit. Brings the best down.

[*Leeroy*]

my boss lives in carrum downs , not the most smartest of people out there iv noticed ..

 

this kids def had one too many twirls on the old crackpipe