Hashtag: #DesaiJones
Court: Man Denies Threatening Words & Assault
[Written by Don Burgess] Appearing in Magistrates Court today, a 44-year-old man pled not guilty to allegedly using threatening words and assaulting his girlfriend. Desai Jones was charged with assault and also using offensive words, with the Court hearing he allegedly said “I will pour this hot coffee all over you.” He was granted $2000... Read more of this article
Sexual Orientation Discrimination Complaint Filed
[Written by Don Burgess] A man told the Human Rights Commission that when he posted on Facebook that he should have “ripped” a bus driver “out of his bra and panties” it wasn’t meant as a threat, but was his way of venting. Bus driver Mark Anderson [pictured] filed a complaint against Desai Jones before the HRC that he was being discriminated... Read more of this article
Man Pleads Not Guilty to Assault, Harrassment
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [May 20], a 40-year-old man pleaded not guilty to unlawfully causing grievous bodily harm to another man on May 13, 2014. Desai Jones also pleaded not guilty to a second charge of racially harassing the Filipino national on the same day and in the same place. Senior Magistrate Archie Warner set trial for August... Read more of this article
