Luke Anthony Briskey pleads guilty to going armed to cause fear

A Mundubbera man armed himself with a baseball bat and rounded up a crew for a “terrifying” confrontation that ended with two people dramatically knocked out by their victim.

Luke Anthony Briskey has a history before the courts with multiple driving and drug offences.

A Mundubbera man armed himself with a baseball bat and rounded up a crew for a “terrifying” confrontation that ended with two people dramatically knocked out by their victim.

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Luke Anthony Briskey was flagged down by a pedestrian while driving along the Mundubbera main street on October 27, with the two men getting into a “minor scuffle and argument”.

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Police prosecutor Balan Selvadurai said the 24-year-old then got back into his car and drove to his home for reinforcements.

“At this point he armed himself with a baseball bat and three other male occupants of the address have gotten into Briskey’s vehicle,” he said.

The men drove to the home of the man with whom Briskey, a herbicide irrigation manager, had earlier argued, leading to a tense confrontation that ended violently.

“Upon arriving at the address, Briskey has gotten out of the vehicle with the bat in his hand and approached the victim,” Sergeant Selvadurai said.

“Briskey placed the bat against the chest of the victim and the other two males have attempted to assault the victim.”

The court was told the victim defended himself and knocked out two of Briskey’s accomplices.

Briskey then fled the scene.

Duty lawyer Morgan Harris told the court his client was diagnosed with mental illnesses including depression, anxiety and split personality disorder, and was now receiving treatment and medicated.

Acting magistrate Andrew Walker told Briskey he had put his victim into a “terrifying” situation by arriving to his home with three accomplices and a baseball bat.

“If you hadn’t have had the baseball bat with you, then you wouldn’t have escalated the situation,” he said.

Briskey pleaded guilty to going armed to cause fear and was fined $1500, and a conviction was recorded.