Central Queensland coal miner Nathan Scott Henderson in Biloela court after telling police to ‘f--- off’

Police were called to the man’s house in relation to a complaint and they were met with a hostile reaction. Here’s what officers went to the house for and what the man was eventually charged with.

A Central Queensland coal miner had to be handcuffed after police came to his residence three times in relation to noise complaints. Generic image.

A Central Queensland coal miner told police who responded to “excessive” loud music coming from his house, to “f--- off.”

Nathan Scott Henderson, 30, pleaded guilty in Biloela Magistrates Court on May 11 to contravening a police requirement and obstructing police.

Police Prosecutor Sergeant Kevin Ongheen said that at 8.45pm on April 22, police went to a house in Rogers Street, Moura, in relation to a noise complaint.

“On arrival, police could distinctly hear the sound of amplified music coming from the residence and they deemed it to be excessive,” Sgt Ongheen said.

Sgt Ongheen said police officers knocked on the door and the music was turned down.

The prosecutor said Henderson came to the door and police asked him to keep the music down.

“However he (Henderson) became belligerent and argumentative,” Sgt Ongheen said.

“Police warned (Henderson) that if the music was turned back up, they would return and give him a direction.

“As police were exiting the yard, the music was heard to recommence in an excessive manner.”

Sgt Ongheen said police went back to the front door and knocked again.

“(Henderson) opened the door and he told police to f--- off,” Sgt Ongheen said.

Sgt Ongheen said police gave Henderson a noise direction and “he replied by slamming the front door”.

Police left the street.

But at 10.30pm, police received another complaint about noise coming from Henderson’s residence.

“Police went back there and heard excessive noise,” Sgt Ongheen said.

The prosecutor said police entered the open front door and directed Henderson to turn the music down.

“He refused, he was argumentative,” Sgt Ongheen said.

Police then found a laptop in the kitchen which was controlling the music and they switched it off and seized it.

Henderson was charged with contravening a police requirement.

In relation to the second charge, Sgt Ongheen said later, at 11.17pm, police had to return to Henderson’s residence again after he contacted Triple Zero and threatened self-harm.

“On arrival, police heard amplified music,” Sgt Ongheen said.

“Police told (Henderson) to go outside and they were told to f--- off.”

Sgt Ongheen said when Henderson was placed under arrest he became combative, tried to push police away, and swang his arms aggressively.

“(Henderson) was overpowered and taken to the ground and handcuffed,” Sgt Ongheen said.

“He was taken to Biloela Hospital for emergency examination.”

In relation to the offences before the court, Sgt Ongheen said it was “a classic case of obey the police instructions and there would be no issue”.

Solicitor Richard Parks said Henderson was a coal miner and a single father who had two children in his care.

“He was in a de facto relationship with the mother of those children,” Mr Parks told the court.

“She left a while back and had been causing trouble ever since.

“She came back to the house the night before this incident occurred, smashing items in the house and generally making a very big scene there.”

Mr Parks said during that, Henderson was subject to “quite a bit of abuse”.

The solicitor said Henderson also suffered from mental health issues, as well as a number of conditions including PTSD and bipolar.

“On the particular night in question (of the offending), he was also extremely drunk,” Mr Parks said.

“He had run out of his medication a few days earlier... and couldn’t get medication in Moura... because there’s no doctor in Moura which is a little bit of an issue for him.”

Magistrate Philippa Beckinsale fined Henderson $800 and she did not record a conviction.