The grandson of Hollywood star Paul Hogan has confessed to a string of crimes in a desperate bid for one last chance to kick his uncontrollable ice addiction.
Jake Paul Hogan pleaded guilty on Friday to a series of minor offences to fast-track his case to the NSW Drug Court. He was immediately admitted to a prison rehabilitation program.
Downing Centre District Court Judge Sharon Freund was told that Hogan had called in the drugs court to enter the special rehabilitation facility where prisoners must plead guilty.
Hogan, 34, is hopelessly addicted to methamphetamine and is being held in the Compulsory Drug Treatment Correctional Centre at Parklea Prison, 40km west of Sydney.
His harsh new prison regime brings with it a grim new reality, one where he has no privacy – not even in the toilet – as he attempts to become drug-free and earn his release.
He will spend the next six months in closed detention, where he will undergo therapeutic treatments, and then another six months in semi-open detention.
When he is eventually released on probation, he will still have to undergo urine tests three times a week at the Parklea centre.
Specially designed toilets with windows allow staff to watch men urinate, ensuring they are not attempting to evade detection for drug use.
Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan’s once handsome grandson Jake Hogan (above) has been looking worse for wear since his reported return to the ice following his release from prison
After agreeing to have his case transferred to drug court, Jake Hogan is now likely to be held in secure custody at Parklea Prison’s Compulsory Drug Treatment Centre (above)
The Drug Court system is designed for prisoners like Hogan whose crimes are directly related to their drug addiction. Violent offenders or armed robbers are not eligible.
Although Hogan has been caught repeatedly with vehicles and burglary tools, including wire cutters and adjustable wrenches, he has not been charged with any violent crimes.
Jake, whose famous grandfather is best known for his legendary Crocodile Dundee films, has a string of arrests and offences to his name since becoming addicted to ice three years ago.
Previous charges against him include possession of a knife in a public place, malicious damage, drug possession, shoplifting, bicycle theft and possession of stolen goods.
He was given the chance to get his life back on track when his father left New Zealand and a magistrate left Jake in his care.
But Hogan breached the community service order imposed on him when his father Todd flew in from New Zealand and, along with Jake’s sister Lara, pleaded for his release in May.
Jake almost immediately went back to meth. Ny Breaking Australia has obtained photos showing the once handsome young carpenter looking gaunt and battered by ice.
When Jake was released from Silverwater Prison after a mercy killing by his father Todd, he looked more like his younger self, but fell back into the ice shortly after his release
When he is released after about a year of treatment, Jake Hogan will still have to report three times a week to Parklea, where specially designed windowed toilets (above) allow staff to watch the men as they give their urine samples.
Todd, one of Paul Hogan’s five children with his first wife Noelene, promised to help Jake abide by court-ordered conditions, including abstaining from drugs and alcohol, not committing other crimes and appearing in court when necessary.
After being released from Silverwater Prison in May, Hogan went to live with his father at Edgecliff Lodge Motel in Sydney’s east.
But he reportedly ignored the quiet life of family dinners, preferring to go out on the town with friends.
Within eight days of his release, police arrested Jake for an earlier alleged theft of a bicycle. Around midnight on 27 July, Hogan was arrested again in Glebe in Sydney’s west.
He was charged with possession of 1.5 grams of methamphetamine and also with possession of burglary tools, including a wrench.
When he failed to appear at Downing Centre Court on 2 August, Judge Clare Farnan issued a warrant for his arrest. He was arrested by police six days later.
He was previously charged with another offence: the theft of a black Trek Marlin mountain bike, recklessly destroying a bicycle fence and trespassing at Woolloomooloo in February.
He was also charged with stealing a Red Bull energy drink and two oatmeal bars worth a total of $9.60 from Woolworths in July.
The Proactive Crime Unit in Kings Cross also charged him with possessing vehicle breaking tools in Kingsford in June, and he is also charged with breaching an AVO.
By pleading guilty to all charges against him and attending rehab while his case is transferred to drug court, Jake Hogan may still get a chance at freedom, albeit under very strict conditions.
Jake and his father Todd in Sydney before the young carpenter reportedly went off the rails on drug addiction and began breaking into properties and stealing bikes
A recent photo of Jake Hogan after his release from prison and reportedly resuming methamphetamine use while being arrested for various theft and other charges
The former carpenter once had a nice house, a car, a steady job and a girlfriend he hoped to marry, but his life went into a downward spiral earlier this year when the relationship ended.
Jake’s decline is partly attributed to the fact that he reportedly never got over the death of his mother Marie. Marie suffered from multiple sclerosis and died in 2006 when Jake was 17.
In May, Chief Deputy Judge Sharon Freund told Todd Hogan and Jake’s sister Lara that she was more likely to release Jake because of the family’s show of strength.
“This is a young man who needs a helping hand,” the magistrate said. “He absolutely has the chance to turn his life around.”
Jake’s famous grandfather, who won the 1987 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his breakthrough role as Mick “Crocodile” Dundee, lives in Los Angeles.
Paul Hogan also has a son, Chance, with his second wife and Crocodile Dundee co-star Linda Kozlowski, who live in the US.
Todd Hogan, the son of Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan, and his daughter Lara leave Downing Centre courts after coming to Jake’s aid and securing his release from prison
Paul Hogan, above with his second wife Linda Kozlowski in 2013, found Hollywood stardom for his role as Crocodile Dundee
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