Nicholas Wade Krakouer: Mt Barker man fined for being armed with screwdriver in Crown Casino brawl

A Mt Barker man involved in a violent brawl that involved more than 20 people brandishing weapons outside Crown Casino in Burswood last year has been fined. Nicholas Wade Krakouer was sentenced in Albany Magistrates Court on Thursday for being armed in a way that may cause fear. The 46-year-old pleaded guilty to his role in a large fight that spilled from the gaming floor of the casino into the carpark on April 19 to 20. The court was told an altercation broke out among several people known to each other between 11.30pm and midnight. Casino security moved the group outside, where they started fighting again in the carpark, splitting off to their cars to return with golf clubs, knives and other tools to use as weapons. Krakouer, who was attempting to separate two of his nephews from each other, was armed with a long screwdriver. Police were called to the scene, arriving as those involved fled. Krakouer went to Perth police station several days later to report two stab wounds on his arm and was subsequently charged for his participation. Defence lawyer Kyah Langdon said Krakouer was trying to defuse the situation between his relatives and was handed the screwdriver by someone else to fend off the knife he was later stabbed with. “He essentially dobbed himself in, to use casual terms, to help the investigation,” she said. Krakouer was fined $850 and court costs of $300.50.