Rebels bikie charged after video emerges of caged cat being shot at point-blank range
A Rebels bikie member has been charged after a video emerged of a caged cat being shot at point-blank range.
Police stopped an allegedly stolen Hino truck on Woodville Rd in Villawood in western Sydney on June 2, seizing balaclavas, bolt cutters, gloves and a phone that belonged to a 29-year old driver with links to the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang.
Police allege the truck was stolen from Camden Valley Way in Leppington on June 3.
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.Forensics uncovered evidence of firearm use on the phone, including a video of a caged cat being shot and killed at point-blank range.
Police went to the Rosemeadow home of a 29-year man and seized a rifle butt, Taser, $18,400 in cash, 170 vials of human growth hormones, CCTV and a Rebels gang member vest.
The man was charged with drive conveyance taken without consent, possessing a prohibited weapon and possessing a prescribed restricted substance.
He was granted conditional bail in the Parramatta Local Court last Thursday.
Police conducted further inquiries and arrested the man again at his Rosemeadow home about 7pm on Tuesday.
He was charged with unauthorised use of a prohibited firearm, firing a gun in a manner likely to injure a person or property and torturing an animal to cause death.
He was refused bail and is due to appear in the Campbelltown Local Court on Wednesday.
Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000.
Originally published as Rebels bikie charged after video emerges of caged cat being shot at point-blank range
