Detectives from the State Security Investigation Group have charged two men in relation to separate incidents involving threats against the Premier and his family.
Incident One
About 12.05pm on Tuesday 8 February 2022, a suspicious package was located at the Premier’s Electoral Office in Rockingham.
It is alleged a threatening letter towards the Premier was located inside the package along with a white powdery substance. Further testing of the substance determined it was not a hazardous substance.
On Wednesday 16 March 2022, a 58-yer-old man from Melville was charged with:-
• Statement or Act Creating False Apprehension as to Existence of Threat or Danger.
He has been bailed to appear before the Rockingham Magistrates Court on Thursday, 7 April 2022.
Incident Two
It is alleged during the evening of Monday 28 February 2022, a man made threats to the safety of the Premier and his wife both online and via telephone.
On 15 March 2022, Detectives from the State Security Investigation Group executed a search warrant at the man’s home where several items were seized.
The 52-year-old man from Mahomets Flats has been charged with:-
• Made a Threat to Unlawfully do an Act;
• Possess a Prohibited Drug; and
• Possessed any Drug Paraphernalia in or on which there was a Prohibited Drug or Plant.
He has been bailed to appear before the Geraldton Magistrates Court on Thursday, 24 March 2022.
