A Hunter man has been convicted over a five-month crime spree that included arson, the armed hold-up of a service station, breaking into a firearm safe to steal guns and an act of animal cruelty towards a group of emus.
Brendan Cannard, now 21, faced a sentencing hearing in Newcastle District Court on Wednesday, where he reaffirmed his guilty pleas to a range of counts - as well as back-up charges that will be taken into account when his punishment is finalised later this week.
