A club supervisor robbed by a balaclava-clad duo with an axe at Raiders Weston was targeted months later by the same pair, who pulled him over under the guise they were police.
The robbers allegedly stole more than $117,000 from the club in two hits; the first, on May 14, 2017, when they ran at the supervisor brandishing a tomahawk and a garden saw after the club had closed about 4am.
Taking the witness stand in an ACT Supreme Court jury trial that started on Monday, the supervisor said he was "freaking out" when he was approached by the men, but tried to resort to his robbery training.
"I thought, 'oh, shit' ... I was just trying to stay calm," the supervisor said.
Prosecutor Rebecca Christensen said another two staff members at the club were directed to lie down as the supervisor ushered the robbers into Raiders Weston and they took about $12,000 from a safe.
She said the accused man on trial, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was one of the robbers and that he demanded to see the supervisor's identification so they'd know where he lived.
Ms Christensen said the same duo followed the man home from work months later on February 6, 2018.
She said they drove stolen cars, and the man on trial used a blue and red light bar to impersonate a police officer and get the supervisor to pull over.
The other robber allegedly boxed the supervisor in, and his driver's side window was smashed. Ms Christensen said the robbers drove the supervisor's car back to the club, where they stole more than $105,000 from a safe, poker machines, and ATMs.
The accused man allegedly told the supervisor he had a gun.
"[The robbers told the supervisor:] 'We know where you live. Comply or we will hurt your family. You have a nice house ...'," Ms Christensen said.
She said the robbers ordered the supervisor into a toilet cubicle and told him to stay there for 10 minutes before they left the club in his car.
The accused man has pleaded not guilty to two counts of aggravated robbery, two counts of driving a car without consent, one count of stealing a car, impersonating a public official, and forcibly confining the club supervisor.
Ms Christensen said the issue of identity - whether the accused man was one of the robbers - would be key in the trial.
She said forensic analysts could not exclude the possibility that DNA found in the club's safe room came from the accused's partner, despite the fact she'd never been in there.
She said forensic analysts also looked over the light bar found abandoned in the club supervisor's car, and could not exclude the possibility DNA found on it matched the accused.
The trial is estimated to take six days.
