Andrew O'Keefe Re-Arrested Hours After Court Appearance for Breaching Bail Conditions

August 8, 2024
Andrew O'Keefe Re-Arrested Hours After Court Appearance for Breaching Bail Conditions
  • Former television personality Andrew O'Keefe was re-arrested on August 7, 2024, just hours after appearing in court.

  • The arrest took place around 1 PM on the same day he appeared in court.

  • O'Keefe is currently facing multiple court matters and returned to court twice within a week.

  • Reports indicate that he contacted the alleged victim of intimidation, leading to a breach of his bail conditions.

  • He faces charges of domestic violence-related intimidation and breaching an apprehended violence order stemming from a July incident.

  • O'Keefe indicated in court that he would enter pleas regarding these allegations next week.

  • He had previously pleaded not guilty to charges of common assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

  • Earlier in January, he was found guilty of multiple offenses, including assaulting a woman and possession of the drug mephedrone.

  • During his previous arrest, O'Keefe verbally abused police officers, expressing feelings of 'justifiable and righteous rage.'

  • O'Keefe, 52, was arrested at his home in Vaucluse by officers from the Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command.

  • During a vehicle stop earlier this year, police found a crack pipe in O'Keefe's jacket pocket, and he tested positive for drugs.

  • The judge did not convict O'Keefe but imposed a 12-month conditional release order instead.

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‘No stranger’: O’Keefe’s latest court drama

‘Shifting’ in latest O’Keefe case: court

news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site • Aug 7, 2024

‘Shifting’ in latest O’Keefe case: court

Former TV host O’Keefe abuses police in dramatic arrest footage

Andrew O’Keefe re-arrested hours after court appearance

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