Angry dad storms out of court, refuses to take ice addict son home after Gold Coast bail hearing
A fed up father may has put a dent in his ice-addict son’s plea for bail on the Gold Coast, storming out of the court when the teenager begged a judge to set him free.
Kalib Reynolds, 17, is in custody in Queensland accused of snatching a bag from a 79-year-old woman, leaving her shaken and bruised.
He allegedly pulled alongside the woman in a stolen car on Sunday before ripping the bag from her grip, The Gold Coast Bulletin reports.
The charge is one of 21 the drug addicted boy is facing.
In court on Monday, Reynolds begged Magistrate Jacqueline Payne to set him free.
“I’ll do anything to get out of the watchouse... I need to walk out of court,” he pleaded in Southport Magistrates Court.
But his worn out father was having none of it, shouting “No he won’t” to the bench before storming out of the building.
The Magistrate appeared to understand the father’s frustration.
“His father is probably heartbroken — at his wit’s end and doesn’t know what to do next,” she said.
“Good intentions at this stage are not enough.”
Reynolds remains in custody but the court heard he had been offered a job in a kitchen, and that the evidence against him was circumstantial.
His bail hearing has been adjourned until Friday when the court expects to see details of his employment.
Reynolds faces 21 charges including unlawful use of a motor vehicle, six counts of stealing as well as four counts of robbery with actual violence.
He was arrested at Labrador on Sunday, shortly after the alleged attack on the 79-year-old woman.
The stolen bag was allegedly found near Reynolds.
