A BELMONT man who used social media to send death threats to NSW police minister David Elliott on the weekend of national Black Lives Matter protests and marches has also admitted to possessing drugs and replica firearms.
Jarred Darrell Matthews, 25, who is represented by solicitor Kate Maher, did not have to appear in Belmont Local Court on Monday due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but pleaded guilty to using a carriage service to threaten to kill, possession of a prohibited drug, possession of a prescribed restricted substance and possession of an unauthorised firearm.
The matter was adjourned until September 2 while Ms Maher makes representations to the police about another charge of possession of an unauthorised prohibited firearm relating to an AR15 replica rifle seized during a raid on Matthews home.
Detectives from the Fixated Persons Investigation Unit say they launched an investigation after Mr Elliott received threatening messages online between 1.20pm on June 7 and 3.20pm the next day.
Following inquiries, detectives searched Matthews home about 3.30pm on June 8 and found cannabis leaf, Xanax, a gel blaster pistol and the AR15 replica rifle.
Matthews was arrested and granted bail on a number of conditions, including an order not to access social media. The matter is being prosecuted by the Commonwealth DPP and the charge of using a carriage service to threaten to kill is an optional indictable offence, meaning it can be prosecuted in the district or local court.
