A 21-year-old man did not plead when he appeared in the Launceston Magistrates Court on charges of aggravated carjacking and firearms offences.
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Curtly James Hodge of Heather St appeared on charges of possessing a firearm when unlicenced, aggravated carjacking in Invermay, possession of a shortened .22, possession of a controlled plant and recklessly discharging a firearm at Invermay.
Police allege Mr Hodge car-jacked a vehicle driven by Cameron Bowerman on December 12, 2021.
He was remanded in custody to reappear on January 4 at 9.15am.
In a separate incident a 29-year-old man is in a stable condition in the intensive care unit at the Launceston General Hospital after a shooting in Newnham on Monday morning.
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