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Coffin Cheaters on gun charge
From: AAP
May 24, 2006
A MEMBER of the Coffin Cheaters bikie gang has been charged with carrying a gun
he used to shoot another man at a Perth nightclub.
Troy Mercanti was charged today with carrying a firearm after police conducted a
review of the Metro City nightclub fight, in inner-city Northbridge, that
occurred in January 2005.
"Further information has come to hand and, as a result, police have charged him
with carrying a firearm," a police spokeswoman said today.
Two weeks ago, Mr Mercanti was cleared by a West Australian District Court jury
of unlawfully wounding another man, with the gun, during a fight at the
nightclub.
The jury accepted Mr Mercanti's defence that he shot Nahil Dabag four times in
the legs to disarm him.
Mr Mercanti said he pulled a gun on the Scorpion Boys gang member after Mr Dabag
slashed and stabbed him up to 10 times.
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Mr Mercanti was also acquitted of perverting the course of justice by trying to
cover up the shooting.
Perth identity John Kizon and three other men – David Morris, Adam Lloyd and
Paul Martino – were also tried alongside Mr Mercanti, and cleared of covering up
the fight.
Mr Mercanti's defence at the trial was that he shot Mr Dabag in self-defence in
a bid to disarm him
