Try new game, man told
AN accused Geelong drug dealer should stay home and play Monopoly with his brother, a magistrate joked yesterday.
Magistrate Frank Jones’s quip might have been a reference to Mitchell Butterfield’s alleged business skills, and was made as he put the Leopold man on a curfew as part of his bail conditions.
Earlier this week, he heard Butterfield, 27, had $3400 and 3g of cocaine in his car when police arrested him early on Sunday.
The magistrate also saw photos from phones found in the car that showed large rolls of cash neatly stacked in boxes or piled in pyramids.
Police presented the images as evidence of Butterfield’s dealing activities, telling the court each roll contained $1000, with one shoebox allegedly holding $18,000.
Mr Jones rejected Butterfield’s original application for bail on Monday, unconvinced by an offer from the defendant’s brother of an $800 surety.
But that offer was increased to $5000 yesterday.
“That’s a bit better than what was on offer the other day,” Mr Jones said.
The magistrate was also told the accused man was eligible to participate in a courtbased program for alleged offenders. With those provisions in place, police sought further bail conditions, including a curfew to the Leopold house where Butterfield lives with his brother.
“He and his brother can play Monopoly,” Mr Jones said. The accused man is scheduled back at court on September 18. in Melbourne, Australia, at last chatting makeup and all things beauty,” he captioned with a photo of the two.
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