2025-05-06
Judge warns man who rammed landmark State buildings he will face jail if offending repeated
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Today, Judge Nolan imposed a four-year prison sentence, which he suspended on strict conditions including that O'Callaghan place himself under the supervision of the Probation Services for 21 months. The judge told O'Callaghan: "You have to do what they [the Probation Service] tell you to do." "You're getting a chance, principally by reason of your underlying problems, but any repeat and you will end up in prison," the judge said, adding that O'Callaghan would be brought back before the court if he offended during the term of the suspended sentence.; Judge Nolan adjourned the sentence until today for finalisation and directed the Probation Services to prepare conditions for O'Callaghan's supervision.