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TWIRLING a rope menacingly, with two taser prongs hanging off his body, John George Moore's problems with binge drinking and authority figures were about to come to a head.
Police were called to an Aitkenvale home on January 5, 2020, around 3am, where they encountered Moore, 28 on the stairs after his brother had refused to let him stay the night, a court heard.
When officers attempted to help him down the stairs, he became "highly agitated and aggressive" and threatened to assault an officer.
After asking him to leave, with a taser pointed in his direction, Moore armed himself with a rope and the taser was discharged "to no effect".