Kingaroy court: Tyson Douglas Graeme Hall sentenced in court for pointing replica gun at man

A brawl outside a South Burnett pub escalated when a parolee’s mum pulled up, with the 28-year-old asking her to “give him a gun” before pointing it at another patron.

A fight outside a local pub took a terrifying turn when a South Burnett parolee’s mum pulled up, with the 28-year-old asking her to “give him a gun” before pointing it at a patron.

Tyson Douglas Graeme Hall was arguing with a patron outside the Fitzroy Hotel when things turned violent.

The 28-year-old struck the man with a closed fist and knocked him to the ground, police prosecutor Sergeant Lisa Manns told Kingaroy Magistrates Court.

He attempted to strike the patron again multiple times when the victim intervened.

Sergeant Manns said things escalated when Hall’s mother pulled up in her car, with her 28-year-old son saying, “Mum, give me the gun”.

The woman reached into the back of the car and handed her son a replica firearm, which he pointed at the victim.

The other man fled across the street and hid behind a nearby building as Hall got into his mother’s car and left the hotel.

Lawyer Jay Rose said her client said he believed his mother was being threatened by the victim, and this coupled with alcohol consumption led to a disproportionate response.

She said he was on parole at the time for a similar incident where he also claimed to be protecting his mum, that time with a broken glass bottle.

Hall pleaded guilty to threatening violence and public nuisance.

He was sentenced to nine months in jail, with his parole release date set for August 21.