A COLLIE man accused of shining a laser light into the eyes of a McDonalds employee has changed his plea.
After he was arrested and charged in March with performing an act likely to endanger the life or safety of a person and one count of possessing a prohibited weapon, Arron Thomas Jackson, 24, pleaded not guilty in Bunbury Magistrate Court.
But appearing in Collie Magistrate Court on Wednesday, Mr Jackson said he had time to think about what he had done and formally changed his plea to guilty.
Police allege Mr Jackson was inside the Throssell Street store at 6.22pm when he pointed a green laser into the eye of a male employee at the counter.
Police prosecutor John Mawson told the Bunbury court the employee told Mr Jackson that if he did it again he would call the police.
Mr Jackson allegedly replied "What are you going to do? Have a cry?" before shining the light in the employees eyes a second time.
A search of Mr Jackson's Collie home found a small white LED torch but failed to locate the green laser pointer police claimed was visible in the restaurant's CCTV footage.
Sergeant Mawson told the court that Collie police consider Mr Jackson to be a "night person who is often seen out".
"The officer-in-charge described Mr Jackson as an active burglar who is dangerous and unpredictable with a substantial methamphetamine addiction," Sergeant Mawson said.
While in the Collie court, Mr Jackson also changed his not guilty pleas on 10 other charges including stealing, reckless driving, receiving stolen property and possessing a firearm.
He maintained his previously entered not-guilty pleas to an incident on March 14 where he is accused of criminal damage and stealing a motor vehicle from Station Motors in Collie.
Mr Jackson will be sentenced for his guilty offences on July 15 while the alleged incident at Station Motors will be heard at a trial on September 30.