Lawyer Peta Vernon said the 43-year-old man was born and bred in Proserpine but had been living in Maryborough for the past eight years.
Ms Vernon told the court Brown had been in and out of jail but moved back to the Whitsunday region around the time of the offence and his partner broke up with him, so he went on a bender.
The court heard the man had not slept for six days before he was found with the knife and pillow case.
Ms Vernon said Brown had an argument with someone at the pub, who made a threat to harm Brown’s nephew.
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Subscriber only A HOT-HEADED caravanner tailgated and flashed his high beams at a motorist in front of him for going too slow. Ipswich Magistrates Court heard the other driver braked suddenly, causing Michael Broadhead to brake hard. When the other driver went into a rest area off the Bruce Highway near Gin Gin, Broadhead followed. Broadhead then confronted the driver with an axe, saying: I will f king axe you, you f king dog, the court heard. The incident was filmed and the frightened driver reported it to police. A very apologetic Broadhead now concedes that he may have been wrong about the slow speed because of a tyre issue with his own four-wheel drive.
The first driver was pulled over on Kelsey Creek Rd about 3.30pm on Friday. The 73-year-old Kelsey Creek man allegedly recorded a blood alcohol concentration of 0.095 per cent and is due to face court on March 1. Later that night, police intercepted a 47-year-old Crystal Brook man on Main St, Proserpine, and he allegedly returned a 0.13 BAC. But the highest alleged blood alcohol reading was recorded about 3am Monday, after a Bowen man was pulled over on Shute Harbour Rd at Mount Julian. The 31-year-old man allegedly recorded a 0.216 BAC and is due to face court on March 8.
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