AFTER helping to conceal an incident where a man was smashed in the head with a replica pistol during a robbery, Dillon Moffitt was given a chance to avoid jail.
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The 22-year-old was ordered to perform 225 hours of community work following the attack in central Albury in December 2016.
Moffitt was with a group that targeted the victim on the corner of David and Swift streets.
The victim had the fake firearm pointed at him before being smashed in the temple and having his phone taken.
Moffitt was charged with concealing a serious indictable offence and was sentenced to the community work order last year.
Albury Local Court this week heard he had barely showed up, despite having the threat of possible jail looming over his head, and had only performed five-and-a-half hours of work.
He didn't show up on 12 occasions and skipped court.
The court was told “it seems he doesn’t want to do it”.
Magistrate Rodney Brender said the sentence might have to turn into a jail term.
Moffitt was taken into custody after a warrant was issued for his arrest and he spent much of the weekend behind bars.
Lawyer Sascha McCorriston said he hadn’t understood the consequences of failing to turn up.
“I’m asking for one final chance for Mr Moffitt,” she said.
Ms McCorriston said her client had been busy with his work as a chef in Wodonga and hadn’t re-offended.
“I’m urging one final chance for this young man to show he can do it,” she told the court.
Mr Brender said Moffitt had shown “complete disregard” for the order but gave him another chance to complete the work.
He spent three nights in custody.
