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A man involved in an incident where police had to draw their pepper spray has appeared in court.
Joseph Knight pleaded guilty in Maryborough Magistrates Court to public nuisance and obstructing police.
Police Prosecutor Sergeant Kathryn Stagoll said on night of March 5, police patrolling Maryborough saw Knight sitting on a retaining wall and spoke to him about an incident earlier that night.
“They had a conversation with him and issued him paperwork, he has become argumentative and began shouting abuse at them,” she said.
Officers tried to calm Knight down but he became more erratic and was subsequently arrested for public nuisance.