Son of a gun: Chopper Read's son gets more jail time for armed invasion
Charles Vincent Read, 25, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court in Hobart to two counts of aggravated burglary and one count of possessing a firearm in contravention of a prohibition order.
In July, 2023, the woman was alone at her rented unit.
Her landlord lived upstairs and was home at the time.
Read, carrying a shotgun, and another man, armed with a machete, forced the front door of the property.
Once inside the residence, Read shot into a wall with the sound waking the woman and her landlord upstairs.
Read and the other male then entered the complainant's bedroom, where she was lying in bed.
They began yelling at her, calling her a "f---ing slut" and asking her where a person by the name of "Crystal" was.
The other male searched through the complainant's room while Read brandished the shotgun, waving it around and pointing it at the complainant.
Read told the woman, "I should bash you. I should kill you."
Both men then left the residence.
Read was later arrested.
The court heard that while Read's mother had been a good influence on him, his father was a "notorious criminal" and his life had been impacted by that fact.
"He died in 2014, but not before introducing you to a high-level criminal lifestyle," the court heard in sentencing.
"You have been abusing alcohol and various illicit drugs since you were young, including methylamphetamine, heroin, cannabis and MDMA."
Justice Escourt said it was likely Read would be moved to minimum security and have the benefit of a drug and alcohol counselling program.
He is currently working every day at the prison as a yardsman and a landscaper.
Read was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, to start at the end of any sentence he is currently serving.
The last 12 months of that sentence were suspended on condition that he commit no offence punishable by imprisonment for a period of 12 months after his release from prison.
Read will not to be eligible for parole until he has served half of the custodial portion of my sentence.
The son of notorious criminal "Chopper Read" has been sentenced to more jail time for breaking into a woman's unit and threatening her with a gun.
Charles Vincent Read, 25, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court in Hobart to two counts of aggravated burglary and one count of possessing a firearm in contravention of a prohibition order.
In July, 2023, the woman was alone at her rented unit.
Her landlord lived upstairs and was home at the time.
Read, carrying a shotgun, and another man, armed with a machete, forced the front door of the property.
Once inside the residence, Read shot into a wall with the sound waking the woman and her landlord upstairs.
Read and the other male then entered the complainant's bedroom, where she was lying in bed.
They began yelling at her, calling her a "f---ing slut" and asking her where a person by the name of "Crystal" was.
The other male searched through the complainant's room while Read brandished the shotgun, waving it around and pointing it at the complainant.
Read told the woman, "I should bash you. I should kill you."
Both men then left the residence.
Read was later arrested.
The court heard that while Read's mother had been a good influence on him, his father was a "notorious criminal" and his life had been impacted by that fact.
"He died in 2014, but not before introducing you to a high-level criminal lifestyle," the court heard in sentencing.
"You have been abusing alcohol and various illicit drugs since you were young, including methylamphetamine, heroin, cannabis and MDMA."
Justice Escourt said it was likely Read would be moved to minimum security and have the benefit of a drug and alcohol counselling program.
He is currently working every day at the prison as a yardsman and a landscaper.
Read was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, to start at the end of any sentence he is currently serving.
The last 12 months of that sentence were suspended on condition that he commit no offence punishable by imprisonment for a period of 12 months after his release from prison.
Read will not to be eligible for parole until he has served half of the custodial portion of my sentence.
The son of notorious criminal "Chopper Read" has been sentenced to more jail time for breaking into a woman's unit and threatening her with a gun.
Charles Vincent Read, 25, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court in Hobart to two counts of aggravated burglary and one count of possessing a firearm in contravention of a prohibition order.
In July, 2023, the woman was alone at her rented unit.
Her landlord lived upstairs and was home at the time.
Read, carrying a shotgun, and another man, armed with a machete, forced the front door of the property.
Once inside the residence, Read shot into a wall with the sound waking the woman and her landlord upstairs.
Read and the other male then entered the complainant's bedroom, where she was lying in bed.
They began yelling at her, calling her a "f---ing slut" and asking her where a person by the name of "Crystal" was.
The other male searched through the complainant's room while Read brandished the shotgun, waving it around and pointing it at the complainant.
Read told the woman, "I should bash you. I should kill you."
Both men then left the residence.
Read was later arrested.
The court heard that while Read's mother had been a good influence on him, his father was a "notorious criminal" and his life had been impacted by that fact.
"He died in 2014, but not before introducing you to a high-level criminal lifestyle," the court heard in sentencing.
"You have been abusing alcohol and various illicit drugs since you were young, including methylamphetamine, heroin, cannabis and MDMA."
Justice Escourt said it was likely Read would be moved to minimum security and have the benefit of a drug and alcohol counselling program.
He is currently working every day at the prison as a yardsman and a landscaper.
Read was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, to start at the end of any sentence he is currently serving.
The last 12 months of that sentence were suspended on condition that he commit no offence punishable by imprisonment for a period of 12 months after his release from prison.
Read will not to be eligible for parole until he has served half of the custodial portion of my sentence.
The son of notorious criminal "Chopper Read" has been sentenced to more jail time for breaking into a woman's unit and threatening her with a gun.
Charles Vincent Read, 25, pleaded guilty in the Supreme Court in Hobart to two counts of aggravated burglary and one count of possessing a firearm in contravention of a prohibition order.
In July, 2023, the woman was alone at her rented unit.
Her landlord lived upstairs and was home at the time.
Read, carrying a shotgun, and another man, armed with a machete, forced the front door of the property.
Once inside the residence, Read shot into a wall with the sound waking the woman and her landlord upstairs.
Read and the other male then entered the complainant's bedroom, where she was lying in bed.
They began yelling at her, calling her a "f---ing slut" and asking her where a person by the name of "Crystal" was.
The other male searched through the complainant's room while Read brandished the shotgun, waving it around and pointing it at the complainant.
Read told the woman, "I should bash you. I should kill you."
Both men then left the residence.
Read was later arrested.
The court heard that while Read's mother had been a good influence on him, his father was a "notorious criminal" and his life had been impacted by that fact.
"He died in 2014, but not before introducing you to a high-level criminal lifestyle," the court heard in sentencing.
"You have been abusing alcohol and various illicit drugs since you were young, including methylamphetamine, heroin, cannabis and MDMA."
Justice Escourt said it was likely Read would be moved to minimum security and have the benefit of a drug and alcohol counselling program.
He is currently working every day at the prison as a yardsman and a landscaper.
Read was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, to start at the end of any sentence he is currently serving.
The last 12 months of that sentence were suspended on condition that he commit no offence punishable by imprisonment for a period of 12 months after his release from prison.
Read will not to be eligible for parole until he has served half of the custodial portion of my sentence.
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