Gun wielding farmhand who terrified staff and fired a shot inside a pub has been jailed

A farmhand who was high on meth when he was kicked out of a West Australian pub then returned with a gun firing a bullet to scare the publican has been jailed.

Gregory John Taylor was sentenced to three years in the Perth District Court after pleading guilty to six charges over a violent incident that took place at The Mogumber Hub on April 19 last year.

The court was told Taylor had an argument with the publican and was asked to leave and not return to the pub located in a rural area about 120km northeast of Perth.

Taylor went home and asked his boss for some ammunition and his .22 rifle to shoot kangaroos, despite not be licensed his boss gave him the gun and bullets, then he returned to the pub.

The farmhand found the publican hiding under a kitchen bench where he crouched down, pointed a gun and threatened to kill her.

The court was told another man entered the kitchen to try and de-esculate the situation when Taylor fired a bullet into the floor causing damage to the premises.

Taylor pushed the man and gave him the gun before fleeing the scene.

Judge Mark Ritter said Taylor’s actions were premeditated and terrifying for the publican who thought she was going to be shot.

“The rifle was pointed to her at close range, and you threatened her,” he said.

“You should have stayed away. Instead, you made a decision to return and terrify the people at The Hub.”

Taylor’s sentence was backdated, he will be eligible for parole in October.