Richmond AFL premiership participant Marlion Pickett has been granted bail by a Perth Justice of the Peace after being charged over a string of alleged burglaries through which forex was stolen from safes.
Police remanded Pickett in custody on Sunday — a day after he performed within the Tigers’ 15-point win over Fremantle at Optus Stadium — alleging he was concerned in industrial burglaries between December and January.
The 31-year-old appeared within the dock in Perth Magistrates Court on Monday, carrying a black sweatshirt.
He solely spoke to verify his identify and was not required to enter pleas.
A police prosecutor informed the court docket the alleged offending by Pickett and others concerned a collection of business burglaries ensuing within the theft of greater than $380,000 in Australian and foreign currency from inside safes.
Pickett is dealing with 12 fees together with 4 counts of aggravated housebreaking, three counts of stealing and three counts of prison harm.
Prosecutors opposed bail, saying there was a danger Pickett would reoffend if he was launched.
Pickett’s lawyer David Manera stated the prosecution case rested largely on allegations deposits have been made into his checking account by his co-offenders and {that a} camper van rented in his identify was pushed interstate by the opposite males.
Magistrate Erin O’Donnell stated the allegations have been critical however she was assured Pickett didn’t current a big flight danger.
She granted bail on the situation Pickett resides at his deal with within the Melbourne suburb of Reservoir, experiences weekly to a neighborhood police station, doesn’t work together along with his alleged co-offenders and supplies a $50,000 private surety.
He is because of return to court docket in August.
His supervisor Anthony Van Der Wielen declined to remark exterior court docket.
In an announcement on Sunday, he stated Pickett was entitled to the presumption of innocence.
“We understand and respect the public’s interest in this matter but we also implore all to respect the presumption of innocence until proven otherwise, and to allow the legal proceedings to follow their due course without prejudice,” Van Der Wielen stated.
Pickett famously made his AFL debut within the Tigers’ 2019 premiership triumph after being drafted as a mature-aged recruit.
Richmond launched an announcement on Sunday night time, confirming their participant had been charged.
“The club will continue to support Marlion and his family while these matters are dealt with,” the membership assertion stated.
“As this matter is now before the courts, the club will not be making any further comment.”
Pickett has performed 70 video games for the Tigers and is out of contract on the finish of the 2023 marketing campaign.
In 2019 he grew to become the primary VFL/AFL participant in 67 years to debut in a grand remaining and the primary since 1926 to win a flag as Richmond belted GWS by 89 factors.
He gained a second premiership with the Tigers in 2020.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
