Brant Maxwell Lleyton Moore pleads guilty to harassing police over Facebook

A Tewantin man who posted a photo of two police officers with the caption “leader of the Sunny Coast paedophile ring” has been dobbed in by his own Facebook followers.

A 21-year-old Tewantin man who harassed Sunshine Coast police officers on Facebook racked up several charges in a matter of months due to his drug addiction, a court has heard.

Brant Maxwell Lleyton Moore’s long list of charges stemmed from a three month spree of offending where was busted with meth and drug related items.

Moore also obstructed police and was found with a suspected stolen bank card along with a large amount of cash.

The most serious charge stemmed from a post Moore published on his public Facebook page.

Police prosecutor David Hoffmann told the Maroochydore Magistrates Court the 21-year-old posted a photo of two police officers on June 29 with the caption “leader of the Sunny Coast paedophile ring”.

When Moore spoke to police he said he made the post “for a laugh” because he didn’t like cops.

Moore’s offending came to a crescendo on October 12 after he failed to appear in Noosa Magistrates Court.

Senior Constable Hoffmann said police found the 21-year-old behind a bush in Tewantin on November 10 after he tried to outrun them during a chase.

Magistrate Haydn Stjernqvist said Moore had a hatred towards police and the system.

“I can feel the contempt dripping out of him,” he said.

Defence lawyer Jason Todman said Moore had used drugs since he was 12 years old and was on a suspended sentence.

Moore pleaded guilty to possessing drugs, syringes, scales, money used in the commission of an offence, and suspected stolen property.

He also pleaded guilty to failing to appear, breaching bail, obstructing police and using a carriage service to menace and harass.

Moore was given a head sentence of six months’ jail to be suspended after serving two months.

The operational period of his suspended sentence was then extended by six months.

A parole release date was set for January 11, 2022.

Convictions were recorded.