Pheobe Bishop's housemate James Wood pictured sleeping in car with dog after Gin Gin property declared crime scene as police discover weapons

Sky News AU

3 days ago

Pheobe Bishop's male housemate, who was one of the last people to see the teen before she disappeared, spent the night sleeping in his car after his Gin Gin house was declared a crime scene.
Gin Gin couple Tanika Bromley and James Wood were seen driving Pheobe, 17, to Airport Drive, Bundaberg, on May 15 before she vanished without a trace.
Footage showed Pheobe never entered the terminal, despite her housemates claiming she was dropped off at the airport.
Days after her disappearance, police established two crime scenes; one at the Gin Gin property she was living in with Wood and Bromley, and a second in the grey Hyundai she was last seen occupying.
On Thursday, Wood was captured on video at a local park dozing in his car, as he slept in the drivers seat with his dog in the back.
He was also seen with his hair coloured blonde and a long grown out beard, marking a drastic change in his appearance prior to Pheobe's disappearance.
Speculation about Wood's dogs has run rife since the Gin Gin property was declared a crime scene.
Neighbours have reported a stomach-churning smell from the house, as almost a dozen dead dogs were reportedly removed from the property, since police arrival.
However, in the latest video Wood's dog appeared alive and sleeping in the backseat of his car.
The public sighting of Wood comes after he was charged with weapons-related offences on Wednesday night.
"Police allegedly located a shortened firearm and ammunition during a search of a grey Hyundai ix35 and a Gin Gin home, both of which had been declared crime scenes for an unrelated matter," Queensland Police wrote in a statement.
Wood has been given a notice to appear before Bundaberg Magistrates Court on June 13.
His partner Bromley also faced court just a few days prior to request bail for similar charges.
Bromley was arrested in Bundaberg on Sunday, with offences including possession of restricted items and unlawful possession of weapons.
Police allegedly located a shortened firearm, ammunition and two replica handguns, inside her grey Hyundai, but she was granted bail for her offences on Tuesday.
Magistrate John McInnes told Bundaberg Magistrates Court, the 33-year-old seemed to have an "unhealthy interest" in weaponry, but her limited criminal record and possible subjections to "coercion, violence and duress" were in her favour, the ABC reported.
She was granted bail with a curfew, and an order to report to the police station three times a week.
Her matter is set to return to court on June 23.
It has now been just over two weeks since Pheobe was last seen alive on her way to the airport to meet her high school sweetheart.
She is described as approximately 180cm, pale complexion, long dyed red hair, and hazel eyes.
Detectives are appealing to anyone with information, vision or sightings of a grey Hyundai ix35 between May 15 to 18 in the greater Gin Gin area to contact police.
Her heartbroken mother Kylie Johnson has also urged people to "anyone and everyone" in the rural community of Gin Gin to help bring her daughter home.