Bail refused to man allegedly behind Kangaroo Flat attempted armed robbery

Detective Senior Constable Debbie Graham told the Bendigo Magistrates' Court Kaiden Allan Taylor entered the bottle shop at 10.55pm on April 12 wearing a balaclava and gloves.

Mr Taylor allegedly removed a handgun from his pocket, pointed it about 10 centimetres from the victim's face and said, "Give me the money or give me the till".

The 23-year-old was alleged to have pointed the firearm at the victim again before moving around to stand beside him at the counter.

People outside the shop witnessed this and saw Mr Taylor allegedly remove his hoodie and balaclava.

At this point they went inside and asked the victim if he was OK, before Mr Taylor left.

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DSC Graham said one of the witnesses was able to identify Mr Taylor as the offender because they had known him for nine years.

Between April 14 and 15, Mr Taylor allegedly entered a woman's North Bendigo house, took her keys and stole her car.

At 4.07am on April 15, the car was seen driving erratically on Pall Mall before crashing into a pole.

It was alleged Mr Taylor ran from the vehicle into Rosalind Park.

Later that morning the woman woke and allegedly found Mr Taylor's belongings in her house and Mr Taylor himself in the laundry.

He was later arrested.

Police later found an imitation firearm, a balaclava, a satchel bag and clothing that was similar to that seen in CCTV footage of the attempted armed robbery.

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Mr Taylor denied all allegations of the offending, but admitted he used ice and cannabis daily.

DSC Graham said she opposed bail because Mr Taylor had a propensity for violence, and knew where the first victim worked and the other lived.

One of the victims, she said, was fearful he would return to Bendigo, and she herself held concerns about his drug use and the seriousness of his offending.

Mr Taylor's grandmother gave evidence to the court that he could live with her at Nurmurkah if granted bail.

She said she could take Mr Taylor to any appointments, had already contacted a doctor to get help for him, and would contact police if he used drugs or breached his bail conditions.

In applying for bail, defence counsel Harry Lewis said his client had no prior convictions, was relatively young and had strong family support.

Mr Lewis said he also had stable accommodation geographically removed from the location of the alleged offending, and had a plan in place under the Court Integrated Services Program to address his drug use.

But magistrate Patrick Southey did not grant Mr Taylor bail.

Mr Southey said Mr Taylor had a lot of factors in his favour, including the support of his family and his grandmother, but it was his experience that those using ice tended to commit more offences.

"The whole picture is you're completely out of control because you've got a longstanding ice addiction," he said.

The charges were also "very serious", Mr Southey said, and Mr Taylor faced a lengthy term of imprisonment.

Mr Taylor's matter will return to court in July.

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