A LEETON man who took home made knuckle dusters into the Junee Correctional Centre has been told by a magistrate his actions were a "different sort of stupid".
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Beau Daniel Hindmarsh, 28, was sentenced for the offence of possessing or using a prohibited weapon without a permit in Leeton Local Court on Tuesday.
Facts tendered to the court showed Hindmarsh took the home made knuckle dusters to the correctional facility while visiting a friend there on March 4, 2018.
His vehicle was searched after officers noticed a dog in the car.
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Magistrate Miranda Moody asked why the matter had taken so long to come before the court, but Hindmarsh's solicitor David Davidge was unsure why there had been a delay.
"You told officers you were unaware it was illegal to have these home made knuckle dusters in your possession ... I don't accept that you didn't know this," Ms Moody said.
"It's criminally stupid."
Hindmarsh was convicted and fined $400.
