OFF THE WIRE
A SENIOR Comanchero member arrested outside yesterday's court appearance of a man charged over the North Adelaide cafe shooting was at the scene of the gun battle.The senior Comanchero, 24, of Mt Barker, was arrested outside the Adelaide Magistrates Court yesterday by Crime Gang Task Force officers over a Melbourne Cup day brawl. His face has been obscured for legal reasons.
Minutes earlier, he had made inquiries about the hearing of a man charged over the North Adelaide Caffe Paesano shooting incident.
That man, whose name and image is suppressed, was arrested and charged with one aggravated count of acts to endanger life on Thursday, and appeared in court yesterday.
As the senior Comanchero left the building and approached his silver Ford Falcon, two detectives spoke to him and then escorted him back into the court.
He left, escorted by police and wearing handcuffs, about 15 minutes later and was taken to the City Watch House where he was granted police bail. Police later said they had arrested a senior member of the Comanchero Outlaw Motorcycle Gxxg outside court over a brawl at the Highway Hotel on Anzac Highway on Melbourne Cup day.
He is one of at least six men arrested over that incident. Police also said he was the same man photographed by The Advertiser at the scene of the North Adelaide shooting on December 18.
Police say that incident, which "shocked the public", started when a man walked into the restaurant shortly after 9.30pm and shot at three men who were sitting at an outdoor table.
It will be alleged at least one man returned fire and shot the attacker in the leg.
In court yesterday, Senior Sergeant Fred Wojtasik, prosecuting, said police had located the defendant's DNA at the scene but said further identification processing was necessary with up to 40 witnesses.
"(There was) DNA found, some blood from the defendant, at the location of the shooting of course was linked to him and led to the arrest after searching for him for some 10 days."
He did not apply for bail and was remanded in custody to appear in March.
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