Dennis Matatia Warrior busted drink driving day after sentence for choking

A man jailed for subjecting his ex to a tirade of abuse found himself again before court just one month after his release.

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A man jailed for subjecting his former partner to a tirade of physical and verbal abuse was back before the courts a month after his release from prison.

Police prosecutor Mirren Smith told the Rockhampton Magistrates Court police came across Dennis Matatia Warrior, 48, driving an orange e-scooter down Campbell Street at 8.58pm on October 18 not wearing a helmet.

She said police intercepted him and Warrior told them he had just been to pick up Chinese takeaway.

Ms Smith said Warrior also told officers he had been drinking heavy strength beers all day before recording a blood-alcohol content reading of .208.

During his district court sentencing proceedings last month, the court heard Warrior had been in a relationship with his victim since 2020 and moved in to her home in May 2022 before a set of offences occurred which landed him in front of the District Court in Rockhampton on October 17.

Warrior pleaded guilty to one count of stalking, two of assault occasioning bodily harm, one of wilful damage and three common assaults.

He was sentenced to two years prison with 186 days presentence custody declared as time already served and released immediately on parole.

The court heard that set of offences started after Warrior had gone to his nephew’s place on November 11, 2023, and just after 6pm, he sent the victim a message to put money in his account so he could pay for somewhere to stay.

Judge Jeff Clarke said the victim replied that she would do that after he paid her for the items he had “smashed when you were drunk and abusive”.

Warrior pleaded guilty on November 15 in the magistrates court to one count of drink driving, was disqualified from driving for 12 months and fined $1200.