Sean Michael Innes, now known as Leonardo Michael, sentenced for police assaults

A film producer and “spiritual mentor”, who is fighting to claim the multimillion-dollar estate of a Queensland doctor who believed he was an alien, has been sentenced after gouging the eyes of two police officers in a “significant and violent” assault.

The “spiritual mentor’’ of a late Gold Coast doctor who believed in aliens has been given a suspended jail sentence for digging his fingers into the eyes of two police officers during a violent attack nine years ago.

Sean Michael Innes, now known as Leonardo Michael, was sentenced to a 12-month suspended prison sentence on Friday after he pleaded guilty to four charges including two counts of seriously assaulting a police officer causing bodily harm and wilful damage on March 12, 2013.

The Noosa Magistrates Court heard Innes was incoherent and was resisting arrest when he became violent during the 2013 attack.

“He has deliberately placed his hands in the face of … (an officer), inserted his fingers into the corner of first his right eye then his left eye,” police prosecutor Alison Johnstone said.

“(The officer) was in fear of serious injury and was forced to release his grip.”

Innes tried to wrap his arm around a second officer’s head and dug his fingers into the corners of his eye sockets.

The now 54-year-old’s violent rampage continued even after he was sprayed with capsicum spray.

The officers fell to the ground while trying to restrain Innes who was finally arrested with the arrival of two additional officers.

The Noosa man had been drinking with his ex-fiance and caused wilful damage to a car when police were called to an address near the Junction.

Sergeant Johnstone said the attack took an emotional toll on the officers, who both sustained facial injuries.

“To this day it is the most significant and violent interaction which I’ve ever been involved in,” one of the officers wrote.

“I often think what could have been if we had been unable to eventually restrain the defendant.”

The court heard Innes was on bail for the attacks when he jetted off to London.

He later entered a plea of not guilty in May 2021 but failed to appear for his trial listing on February 18, 2022.

Sergeant Johnstone said the delay in finalising the matter impacted on the victims who attended court to give evidence in February.

Sean Michael Innes was sentenced to a 12-month suspended prison sentence on Friday after he pleaded guilty to four charges including two counts of seriously assaulting a police officer causing bodily harm and wilful damage on March 12, 2013. Picture: Sunshine Coast Daily.

“The cost to the victims to get to this point we say is extreme,” she said.

“We were put to proof, we re-engaged everyone in relation to this matter, the witness were here and were prepared to relive the matter in the stand.”

Sergeant Johnstone suggested a 15-month prison sentence with Innes to serve one third.

Sergeant Johnstone asked for a total of $4397 to be paid to the three victims.

The Sunday Mail has previously reported on Innes, now known as Leonardo Michael, who was involved in a legal fight to have an informal will of Gold Coast doctor recognised.

Mr Michael wanted the court to recognise one of two informal wills he claimed his former business partner Dr Zung Vu made before her death, which left him all or half of her multimillion-dollar estate.

The man, who Dr Vu, 53, described as her “spiritual mentor’’ lost his bid to claim her rich estate assets after a judge dismissed his application in February.

But Mr Michael is appealing that decision.

Dr Vu who claimed Mr Michael was an alien, died from a drug overdose five weeks after he claimed she produced a printed will and then a handwritten will, in his notebook.

The doctors family had provided the court with notes Dr Vu wrote before her death, revealing her belief that she was controlled by aliens that she called greys or grays.

She also wrote of her need to surrender, submit and follow all of “Leo’s directions’’.

Text messages between Dr Vu and Mr Michael and emails, found by the doctor’s brother after her death, mentioned her conducting ceremonies with plant-based psychedelic ayahuasca on her $1.16 million Mudgeeraba property Evermore.

Sean Michael Innes was sentenced to a 12-month suspended prison sentence on Friday. Picture: File

Solicitor Bernard Bradley on Friday told Noosa Magistrates Court Innes started distributing wine to Mexico after his partner in an auto-immune medication business died.

He said Innes who worked as a film producer after retiring at the age of 40 had been offered his first paid film deal in London after being charged with the 2013 offences and released on bail.

“He was obviously very excited about that at the time and … his frank instructions were that was more of an attractive proposition so to speak than resolving this matter,” he said.

“Time got away from him and here he is nine years later.”

Mr Bradley said Innes was intoxicated at the time of the violent attacks.

“It goes somewhat to explain but not excuse his behaviour he said … he maybe had about six xanax over seven hours together with about two bottles of wine,” he said.

He said Innes had a limited and dated criminal history and excluding fines for failing to appear had not reoffended since the 2013 offences.

Mr Bradley suggested a 12-month prison sentence that could be combined with a suspension or an immediate parole release date.

He described the violent behaviour as being “out of character” and said there was no need for him to be placed on parole.

Innes said he was apologetic for the matters.

Magistrate Christopher Callaghan said while late Innes’ plea of guilty tipped the scales in his favour and kept him out of jail.

Mr Callaghan noted the father’s offer of compensation to the victims showed remorse.

He suspended the prison sentence for two years and ordered Innes to pay a total of $4397 in compensation to the victims.