A MAN caught driving during a disqualification period while in the possession of a prohibited drug has been convicted.
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Zac Raymond Kessey, 23, of Currawong Street in South Bathurst appeared before magistrate Cate Follent charged with driving while disqualified and possession of one gram of cannabis.
Documents handed to the court described Kessey as a high risk offender who continued to drive despite court-imposed restrictions.
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Kessey was stopped by police on October 27 last year after failing to comply with a stop sign near Peel and Hope Street.
Police caught up with him in Rankin Street where he admitted to being a disqualified driver, and police checks confirmed he was disqualified until September 29, 2026.
The police facts sheet said that while they were speaking with Kessey, officers asked him a number of times to refrain from spitting. He became increasingly difficult and started yelling profanities at police.
Kessey was restrained and placed into the rear of a caged police vehicle.
Police also located a small amount of cannabis in the car.
Kessey was convicted and put on a 12-month community corrections order.
