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Richmond participant Marlion Pickett, who famously made his AFL debut within the Tigers’ 2019 premiership triumph, is in custody in Perth, charged over a collection of burglaries.
Police remanded Pickett on Sunday – a day after he performed within the Tigers’ 15-point win over Fremantle at Optus Stadium – alleging he was concerned in numerous business burglaries that occurred between December and January.
Pickett was charged with 4 counts of aggravated housebreaking, three counts of stealing and three counts of legal harm.
The 31-year-old was remanded in custody and is because of seem on the Perth Magistrates Court docket on Monday for a bail listening to.
Richmond launched a press release on Sunday evening, confirming its participant had been charged.
“The membership will proceed to help Marlion and his household whereas these issues are handled,” the membership assertion mentioned.
“As this matter is now earlier than the courts, the membership is not going to be making any additional remark.”
Pickett’s supervisor Anthony Van Der Wielen mentioned Pickett was entitled to the presumption of innocence.
“We perceive and respect the general public’s curiosity on this matter however we additionally implore all to respect the presumption of innocence till confirmed in any other case, and to permit the authorized proceedings to observe their due course with out prejudice,” Van Der Wielen mentioned in a press release.
Pickett has performed 70 video games for the Tigers and is out of contract on the finish of the 2023 marketing campaign.
In 2019 he turned the primary VFL/AFL participant in 67 years to debut in a grand closing and the primary since 1926 to win a flag as Richmond belted GWS by 89 factors.
He received a second premiership with the Tigers in 2020.
-AAP