Gage Barrie Williams screamed for police to shoot him at Rockhampton Airport
Police had been called to the airport as the drunk passenger created a disturbance while security removed him from a plane.
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A drunk passenger told police to “just shoot me” at Rockhampton Airport during a disturbance in late November.
Gage Barrie Williams, 30, pleaded guilty in Rockhampton Magistrates Court on December 23 to one count of public nuisance and one of obstruct police while in a public place and intoxicated.
Police prosecutor Clancy Fox said police were called to Rockhampton Airport about 3pm on November 24 due to a disturbance.
Williams had been removed from a plane before departure by security officers due to creating a disturbance and was continuing to cause a scene.
When police arrived, Williams was screaming at security officers.
When Williams spotted police, he walked away from them and as police tried to talk to him, Williams screamed at them to shoot him.
Mr Fox said Williams screamed “shoot me, just f---ing shoot me” and swore at police.
Police continued to try to communicate with Williams as he continued swearing.
Mr Fox said Williams at one point told police he had a knife, while his hand was in his pocket, and he was going to stab himself.
“He moved towards police, taking up a boxing stance,” he said.
“He looked as if he was about to carry out physical violence and he had already made threats.”
Police presented tasers and Williams became partially compliant before being arrested and taken to the watch house where he returned a blood-alcohol content reading of .114.
The court heard Williams, who works full-time as an electrician in Gladstone but lives in Rockhampton, had issues with alcohol abuse and had sessions with Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs Services every three months.
The father of two had no like offences on his criminal record.
He was placed on probation for 10 months and ordered to complete 40 hours of community service.
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