Social media star who filmed himself throwing white powder on a man and shouting ‘anthrax’ live streams himself rocking up to court in a limo as he pleads guilty to assault
- Social media star filmed himself riding in a limousine on his way to courthouse
- Shannon Joyce was charged with assault after throwing white powder on person
- Joyce filmed himself throwing powder at Parap markets in Darwin on March 26
A social media star who was charged after throwing white powder on a man before shouting ‘anthrax’ during a livestream has filmed himself taking a limousine to court.
Shannon Joyce, who runs the Mango Inquirer Facebook page, hired the luxury vehicle and chauffeur to drive him to Darwin Local Court on Friday.
Joyce was charged with assault after videoing himself throwing white powder on a vendor and shouting ‘anthrax’ at Parap markets on March 26.
He claimed a vendor called him a pedophile online and that the white powder was just self-raising flour.
Joyce decided to go to court in ‘style’ and dress in a black shirt, hire a limousine, and have people roll out a red carpet for him when he arrived at the courthouse.
A social media star who was charged after throwing white powder on a man before shouting ‘anthrax’ during a livestream filmed himself taking a limousine to court (pictured, Shannon Joyce)
Shannon Joyce, who runs the Mango Inquirer Facebook page, hired the luxury vehicle and chauffeur to drive him to Darwin Local Court on Friday
His more than 43,000 Facebook followers watched on as Joyce livestreamed from the back of the limousine.
‘I’m on my way to court, thought I’d spend my last few moments in style,’ he said.
The video showed neon lights flashing on the floor and ceiling of the limousine with a small luxury drink counter and TV set up to the side.
‘So my statement to the judge is going to go along these lines,’ he said.
‘Your honour, I am deeply regretful about the incident that occurred at Parap markets on March 26 this year.
‘At the time of my offending I was working 70 hours per week with two employers in the homeless and mental health sectors.’
Joyce said he had been working non-stop for a month before the incident.
‘On the Saturday morning of my offense I had just finished work at 7am at the homeless shelter in town,’ he continued.
‘I took a disposable coffee cup and flour from my employer’s kitchen.’
Joyce claimed he threw the substance at the vendor because he thought it would be ‘seen as funny’.
‘At worst I thought it would be seen as nothing more than a prank,’ he said.
Joyce claimed the vendor had called him a pedophile online and that the white powder was actually self-raising flour
‘I would like to publicly apologise to the victim and reassure the couple they have no need to fear for their safety from me.’
The limousine came to a stop outside the courthouse before a person laid down a red carpet.
Joyce pleaded guilty to assault and received a 12-month good behavior with a $1,000 security and a $150 victim assistance levy.
Judge Alan Woodcock described the act as uncivilized but recognized the defendant’s history working with vulnerable people.
‘He has a background in disability support, he’s a mentor and works in the sphere of assisting homeless people,’ he said.
‘Of course none of that assists his victim, who he told he was throwing anthrax on live on the internet, which was uncivilised and ill-considered.’