Premium Content A confused Moranbah man pushed a police officer multiple times before realising who it was. Buddy James Thomas, 42, pleaded guilty in Moranbah Magistrates Court on May 13 to obstructing a police officer. Police prosecutor Sergeant Paul Cramp said police responded to a noise complaint at a Moranbah property on March 20 about 9.15pm. Police attended the address and knocked multiple times, to no answer. An officer opened the unlocked door, saw Thomas standing in the living room and waved at him. The court heard Thomas approached the officer and pushed back. When the officer tried to explain who they were and why they were there, Thomas pushed the officer again, followed with a strike to the chest.