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YouTuber Charged for Trespassing Dezi Freeman's Final Hideout
12 Jul
Summary
- YouTuber Leif Hughes charged with trespass for filming Dezi Freeman's hideout.
- Hughes entered the property to retrieve a crashed drone.
- Freeman was killed on March 30 after a manhunt.
A YouTuber, Leif Hughes, faces charges for trespassing after uploading footage from the final hideout of police killer Dezi Freeman. Hughes, who operates under the online handle The Chaos Chronicles, admitted to being charged by Victoria Police in a video shared with his followers.
He stated he had entered the remote Thologolong property to recover a crashed drone, subsequently exploring and filming within Freeman's shipping container camp. The footage revealed a desolate living space used by Freeman during his extensive manhunt.
Dezi Freeman, a self-proclaimed sovereign citizen, was killed on March 30. He had been on the run since August of the previous year after fatally shooting two officers. Freeman was eventually located and killed at his hideout after a lengthy police operation.
Hughes, a 43-year-old from Yea, has been charged with one count of trespass and is scheduled to appear in Wodonga Magistrates' Court in October. The incident has drawn criticism, including from Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan.
