A senior bikie and his co-accused will fight charges they shot at a rival club member at a Kambah home, while the alleged victim and his girlfriend hid in a bathroom.
Aofangatukau Fatafehi Finau Langi, who police say is the sergeant-at-arms of Canberra’s Comanchero chapter, fronted the ACT Magistrates Court on Thursday along with Christopher James Millington.
Both men, aged 31, entered pleas of not guilty to all charges they face. They have each been charged with nine identical offences including arson, aggravated burglary, discharging a firearm at a person, and participating in a criminal group.
Mr Millington faces an additional charge of attempting to destroy evidence. Police allege Mr Langi and Mr Millington broke into a Kambah home on November 21 last year and shot at Alexander Victor Miller – a former Canberra Comanchero who patched over to rival club the Nomads.
The court previously heard Miller and his girlfriend took shelter in a bathroom during the alleged attack. Mr Langi and Mr Millington are also accused of starting a fire that damaged the Kambah house’s entrance and living area.
Magistrate Bernadette Boss remanded both men in custody after hearing their pleas on Thursday. They will return to court for a mention on April 23.
At their last court appearance, Mr Millington did not apply for bail, and Magistrate James Lawton refused Mr Langi’s bail application. Lawyer Luke Vozella described some of the prosecution’s assertions about Mr Langi’s involvement in club life as “breathtakingly general”, and said police found nothing “adverse” when they raided his home.
The court previously heard the property where Mr Langi and Mr Millington allegedly attacked Miller belongs to Wayne Clark. Clark is a former southside Rebels stalwart whose son Michael defected to the Nomads in 2016 and became president when that gang set up its ACT chapter.
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Source: The Canberra Times