Two men allegedly responsible for a four-day crime spree that ended in a spectacular arrest at Figtree appeared in court earlier this month.
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James Allan Burns and his co-accused Zach Kenneth Corkery appeared in Young Local Court on February 6 to face the charge of aggravated assault with intent to take/drive motor vehicle – armed with weapon.
Mr Burns and Mr Corkery both asked that their matters be held over and transferred to Griffith with them both facing several more charges there over the alleged crime spree that spread from Griffith to Wollongong last November.
Police will allege the pair were responsible for a four-day crime spree across southern NSW and will face more than 40 charges between them.
The charges include aggravated break, enter and steal, police pursuit, robbery in company, using an offensive weapon to prevent lawful detention, firearm possession, vehicle theft and assault.
Vision from a police helicopter captured the moment the two men were arrested in November.
The footage, released by NSW Police, showed Polair officers tracking a stolen white Holden ute as it travelled along Preston Street at Figtree.
The ute careered across The Avenue, dodging an approaching police vehicle, before it mounted a traffic island and narrowly avoided a head-on crash as the pair travelled the wrong way up the Masters Road off-ramp.
The ute then struck a guardrail and continued a short distance, before two men jumped out and fled into nearby Byarong Creek.
The pair ran along the waterway and under The Avenue bridge, before surrendering as police closed in near Figgy Bowlo.
Police will allege the men were involved in robberies and other offences spanning an area from Griffith to Wollongong over four days.
Magistrate Michael O’Brien adjourned the matter to March 21 when they will appear at Griffith Local Court.
With The Young Witness