[4] He was a part of the Panthers' inaugural NYC squad in 2008,[5] but returned to Queensland due to homesickness before he could play a game.

[7] In 2010, Minto returned to the Central Queensland Comets, after finding out his partner was pregnant,[6] while still contracted to the Canterbury side.

[8] In March 2010, Minto pleaded guilty in Yeppoon Magistrates Court to drink driving after recording a blood alcohol reading of 0.04 on the morning of 7 February 2010.

[16] He also lost his match payment for the first round of the season and was ordered by the club to perform community service.

[1] Due to a communication mix-up, a warrant was issued for Minto's arrest when it was initially thought he had failed to appear in court on 19 September 2019 to answer the charge.

[1] However, the warrant was later revoked when it was learnt Minto had attended the Yeppoon Magistrates Court to enter a written guilty plea because he was unable to travel to Rockhampton due to a family member being unwell.

[1] In September 2020, Minto again pleaded guilty in the Yeppoon Magistrates Court to drink driving after recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.108 when he was intercepted by police on 17 July 2020.

[17] After the court was told Minto had no traffic history of a similar nature since 2011, he was fined $650 and disqualified from driving for five months.

[18] In late October 2024, Minto assaulted two men occasioning bodily harm in two unprovoked attacks while intoxicated in Yeppoon for which he pleaded guilty to in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on 24 January 2025.