Ex-con pleads guilty to a bomb hoax at the Commonwealth Games but blames his actions on PTSD stemming from his time in youth detention
- A man has pleaded guilty to a fake bomb threat at the Commonwealth Games
- Former Don Dale inmate Dylan Voller suffers with PTSD from youth detention
- He walked free after his six-month prison sentence was suspended immediately
An Indigenous former Don Dale inmate who pleaded guilty to a bomb hoax at the Commonwealth Games has walked free - as NSW Police issue a warrant for his arrest.
Dylan Voller, 21, had his six-month prison sentence immediately suspended at Southport District Court in the Gold Coast on Wednesday.
The 'Stolenwealth Games' activist rang triple-0 on April 15, 2018 from a hospital psychiatric ward where he was placed for self-harm reasons after being arrested at the start of the Games for public nuisance during an indigenous protest.
He is wanted on an outstanding warrant for an alleged armed robbery and alleged shoplifting in Moama in regional NSW in March and January, respectfully.
Voller famously sparked a 2016 royal commission when a video emerged of him being tear-gassed in a spit hood at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre.
Dylan Voller (pictured), 21, had his six-month prison sentence immediately suspended at Southport District Court in the Gold Coast on Wednesday
Voller told police there was a bomb at the end of a Commonwealth Games marathon (pictured) on April 15, 2018
Judge Catherine Muir said the fake bomb threat 'was a hoax but it remains a serious offence' in her sentencing, according to ABC News.
She acknowledged Voller has PTSD and made an early guilty plea before giving him a six-month sentence and immediately suspending it.
The maximum penalty for the offence was five years in prison.
The court heard Voller works to improve the plight of Indigenous youth and was studying in the field.
'I accept that you have a genuine drive to pose positive social change in Australia,' Judge Muir said.
'You can act as a role model for other young people.'
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The 'Stolenwealth Games' activist (pictured middle) made the hoax from a hospital psychiatric ward where he was placed for self-harm reasons
A warrant for Voller's arrest was issued on the same day as his sentencing by the Murray River Police District.
The Southport District Court hearing list would tell police who 'are attempting to locate Voller' that he was in the Gold Coast.
Voller gave evidence before an NT royal commission into the Detention and Protection of Children in 2016.
A video of Voller being tear-gassed, strapped to a chair and forced to wear a spit hood at a youth detention centre sparked the commission.
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