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A man who threatened violence against another man while standing on a busy Gladstone road, faced court on Monday.
James Thomas Tams, 58, pleaded guilty in Gladstone Magistrates Court to committing a public nuisance offence.
Police prosecutor Carl Spargo read the facts of Tamsâ case to the court and Magistrate Bevan Manthey.
On March 15, about 4pm, Tams stood on the road at Palm Dr, West Gladstone, yelling âf -â
and âc -â at a witness numerous times and words to the effect of âGet the police before I knock this bloke outâ.
The witness responded: âNo you wonâtâ to which Tams responded âYeah I willâ.
Capricorn Carriages owner Steve May reported the incident police who attended shortly after. As a result a 38-year-old Mooloolah was charged with one count each of commit public nuisance, animal cruelty and urinate in a public place. It is believed the man was in town from the Sunshine Coast for roofing work. The police report stated the man ran onto the road about 8.40pm on March 13 and slapped a horse s buttocks causing it to be startled. Mr May confronted the man and the man mooned him in the street. Speaking on Sunday, Mr May recalled the incident. We had 10 lovely ladies on the carriage for a hens night, he said.
The court heard Williams shouted expletives in the direction of both the paperwork and the police, who told him to stop swearing.
Ms Hoskins told the court that Williams told police he would “see you c in a few hours” before he exited the station.
“When Williams got outside the station he threw both his phone and the paperwork at the ground, yelling ‘f g dogs’,” she said.
The court heard police remained in the driveway of the station to collect Williams’ property and as he walked back to collect it, police said he was in danger of being prosecuted.
At 9.20am on October 18, police located Heath on Old Gympie Rd, Brisbane, and conducted a formal interview. Heath told police she was in the last trimester of her pregnancy at the time of the incident and cited a cultural and language barrier as the reason for her outburst. Heath told the court: I was standing out the front of Specsavers as my mum was in there for an appointment, I thought she was looking at me and couldn t tell what she was saying as it wasn t English. Acting Magistrate Ross Woodford responded: That is unacceptable really. You didn t know she was looking at you because she could have just been looking in your general direction.