Rebel bikie gang president's cause of death is revealed after he dropped dead in a jail cell just hours after being arrested at a pool party in Perth
Tattooed Rebels president Jamie Ginn, 50, died on the floor of his cell at a Perth Watch House just hours after he was arrested at a pool party.
- Jamie Ginn died in Perth Watch House
- Coroner ruled he died from cocaine toxicity
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By ANTOINETTE MILIENOS, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA
Published: 21:55 GMT, 30 December 2025 | Updated: 23:03 GMT, 30 December 2025
A newly-appointed Rebels bikie gang president who collapsed inside a police station just hours after being arrested at a pool party died of a cocaine overdose.
Jamie Ginn, 50, was arrested at a home in Perth for breaching a firearms prevention order on October 10, 2023.
About three hours later, he was taken to the Perth Watch House and assessed by a registered nurse around 5pm.
Ginn was then strip-searched and placed in a cell.
At 6.53pm, the Rebels president was discovered collapsed on his cell floor after reportedly suffering a seizure.
He was pronounced dead at 8.05pm, despite frantic efforts to save him.
A coronial inquest into Ginn's death, launched last month, has called for a review of staffing levels at the Perth Watch House.
Coroner Michael Jenkin determined Ginn's cause of death was cocaine toxicity but he was unable to rule when or how the illicit drug was taken.
A coronial inquest has found Rebels bikie gang President Jamie Ginn (pictured) died of cocaine toxicity while in custody at a Perth Watch House in 2023
The newly-appointed president of the Rebels bikie gang (pictured right) died at a Perth police station. A coronial inquest into his death was launched last month
Mr Jenkin described the standard of supervision at the Watch House as 'poor'.
He noted it took 15 minutes for the cell control officer to realise Ginn had collapsed, but stopped short of linking this delay to his death.
Mr Jenkin issued seven recommendations, including a staffing review, consideration of body scanners for detainees, clarification of the cell control officer’s role, and an upgrade of CCTV and monitoring systems.
In March 2023, Ginn and two other motorcycle gang members were convicted for flaunting outlawed gang tattoos under laws introduced in 2021.
All three were accused of displaying '1 percenter' ink.
The Rebels insignia features a Confederate flag with a cap-wearing skull and '1 per cent' patch to signify they are part of a small minority who rebel against the law.