Nathan Keen called emergency services while he was intoxicated and revealed his dangerous plan of setting his friend's house on fire. When officials tried to persuade him otherwise, he told them that he will follow his plan as soon as the police leave his place, thus, he got arrested on charges of arson.
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Nathan Keen accidentally called emergency services and disclosed his arson plans while being intoxicated.
Keen landed himself in front of a judge after he called Triple 0 last year and told the officers that he is going to burn a house down.
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The young man later realized his mistake and said he'd dialed the wrong number and ended the call.
It was only when the 000 operators called him back, Keen revealed that he was sitting outside his friend's house with a jerry can and is ready to tip petrol on it and burn it.
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The man allegedly told officials that his friend had made comments about harming his three-year-old daughter.
He later changed his story and he was leaving his place to go to the friend's place.
The officials though found Keen at his own house.
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The officials tried to reason with him, however, the 21-year old made it clear to them as soon as they leave, he would go and start the fire.
Later he was then arrested for threatening violence and transported to the watch house.
Throughout bail and court proceedings, it emerged that despite the threats, Keen never left his house nor he had a jerry can.
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His defence lawyer, Erin Dwan, also noted her client was intoxicated at the time of his alleged offending, which could somewhat explain his behavior.
The lawyer acknowledged the severity of the charges and claimed that he never had any intention of carrying out his threats.
Apart from this, the court also took into account Keen's struggle with depression, anxiety, and anger management issues and has Asperger's syndrome.
Dawn told the judge, Keen regularly sees a counsellor and hadn't had any alcohol since the incident.
The young man is now to start work as an apprentice tattooist today.
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Keen also pleaded guilty to the arson charges, and Magistrate Dennis Kinsella took into account, along with his clean criminal history and his age.
As per The Courier Mail, Kinsella acknowledged Keen's health issues and his "full and frank" admissions
"It seems that you've got matters well and truly in hand," he told the offender.
"To my mind, the appropriate outcome would be one of a fine."
No conviction was recorded, but Keen was fined $500.
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