A Tasmanian man who was given a chance to avoid prison has been jailed after repeatedly breaching his home detention order within weeks of it being imposed.
Jackson Tyler Creeley was resentenced to 12 months behind bars in the Supreme Court of Tasmania this week after Justice Robert Pearce found he had shown little regard for the conditions of his order.
Creeley had pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, motor vehicle stealing, displaying false plates, driving while suspended and possessing an unlicensed firearm.
The charges stemmed from an incident through Launceston streets in the early hours of March 12, 2023, when Creeley attempted to evade police while on bail for other offences.
Despite the seriousness of the offending, Justice Pearce granted Creeley a home detention order in November 2025 to give him a chance to demonstrate rehabilitation.
Within weeks, Creeley racked up 18 unauthorised absences, stayed overnight at unapproved premises, repeatedly let his monitoring device run flat and tested positive to amphetamines, cocaine and opiates.
“The reality is that you gave very little regard to the conditions of the order because you did not have the determination or resilience to comply,” Justice Pearce said.
“You have spurned the opportunity offered to you to avoid imprisonment.”
Justice Pearce said the case should serve as a warning to others on home detention.
“Those who are made subject to such an order should understand that actual imprisonment will usually be the only alternative in the event of non-compliance,” he said.
The court heard Creeley admitted finding the conditions difficult but Justice Pearce said that was the point.
“It is an order imposed as an alternative to imprisonment,” he said.
Creeley was arrested on January 2 and has been in custody since.
His 12-month sentence will be backdated to that date, with parole eligibility after six months.
His driving disqualification will now commence upon his release from prison.
