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A heated disagreement between two former best mates over four-wheel drive equipment spiralled into violence, a court heard.
Nicholas Jake Downie, 24, pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court on Monday to common assault.
Police prosecutor Kelvin Boyd read the facts of Downie’s case to the court and Acting Magistrate Damian Carroll.
On the night of August 14 last year, a group of friends and associates arrived at a 4WD event at Landcruiser Park near Kilcoy, Queensland.
The victim, 32, who was previously good friends with Downie, had recently purchased a specific piece of 4WD equipment from the ex-partner of Downie.