Adam Uduste waves knife, screams at police in bottle-o rampage

A Queensland man stole booze from a bottle-o, drinking and then smashing them before threatening others with a knife and screaming ‘just f--king shoot me’ at police.

Adam Uduste was charged for stealing drinks at a bottle shop before smashing them on the floor, threatening others with a knife and screaming at police ‘just f--king shoot me’.

A man who went on a drunken rampage through a Queensland bottle shop has faced court for stealing and smashing drinks before threatening and screaming at others.

Adam Uduste pleaded guilty to committing public nuisance within a licensed premises, stealing, wilful damage and going armed so as to cause fear.

Mackay magistrate Bronwyn Hartigan said while the 42 year old had a difficult upbringing and troubles with drugs he had no history of acting violent in public.

“This behaviour is very, very strange,” Ms Hartigan said.

“He’s never acted in this sort of way before, this is very out of character.

“Going into the bottle shop in this way, taking drinks out of the fridge and drinking them, smashing them on the floor.

Adam Uduste went on a drunken rampage. Source: Facebook.

“And getting out a knife and telling the operator that you didn't want to stab him but you wanted him to get rid of the customers.

“With that knife damaging a promotional picture of some footballer, then stabbing beer boxes, (damaging) the register (and) fridge.

“The police came . and you were yelling ‘What the f--k do you want? Just f--king shoot me’.”

Mackay Magistrates Court heard Uduste had done 151 days in custody since the incident at a Sarina bottle-o on October 23, 2022.

Uduste’s lawyer Geoff Govey said his client had rehabilitated himself of his drug use, which began after an extremely serious motorcycle accident at 15 years old.

Adam Uduste was charged for stealing drinks at a bottle shop before smashing them on the floor, threatening others with a knife and screaming at police ‘just f--king shoot me’.

He told the court Uduste had his aorta punctured, briefly died on the operating table and spent a month in a coma before recovery pain medication later turned into heroin use.

After the Sarina bottle-o incident, Mr Govey said Uduste should be released to deal with his current alcohol addiction.

“Alcohol, that’s the problem and it’s been the problem for some time … he needs some support,” Mr Govey said.

Police prosecutor Leonie Taufa’ao said Uduste’s “rather unusual behaviour” was serious and threatening, but was over “quickly”.

Ms Hartigan said Uduste had “done enough time in custody” after 151 days and needed to address his substance abuse while out in the community.

Uduste was sentenced to a prison probation order of 151 days for each of the charges, followed by 12 months of probation.

He was released immediately and convictions were recorded.