Geelong sex offender Cody Langridge assaulted DoorDash driver for ‘taking too long’

A DoorDash delivery driver was assaulted by a hungry Geelong man who said he “took too long”, a court has heard.

Cody Langridge, a registered sex offender, assaulted a DoorDash delivery driver for “taking too long” with his food. Picture: Facebook.

A Geelong sex offender unleashed his rage on a DoorDash delivery driver in a cowardly attack for “taking too long”.

Cody Langridge, of no fixed address, charged at the driver and struck his face from behind with a closed fist in August 2021.

The 24-year-old man was verbally aggressive towards the victim when he arrived later than expected with his food.

A court heard the driver, who felt threatened by Langridge, was unprepared for the attack as he had turned to walk away.

Along with the assault charge, Langridge pleaded guilty to cultivating cannabis and theft in the Geelong Magistrates Court on Thursday.

Cody Langridge has an “unimpressive set of priors”, a magistrate said. Picture: Supplied.

Cody Langridge captured on CCTV stealing from a liquor store. Picture: Supplied.

Langridge, who was registered as a sex offender in August 2018, also pleaded guilty to breaching conditions by getting two new tattoos and failing to inform police about an email address he was using.

In November 2021, police were called to a house after reports Langridge had been stabbed in the back by a woman.

While there, and “by complete accident”, police found six cannabis plants growing at the back of the property.

When asked about the 29.9g of cannabis, Langridge told police it had “made me sad, I put a lot of effort in”.

“Growing plants is a hobby,” he told officers.

Langridge was also busted stealing from a car at Corio Village and taking alcohol from a liquor store with an unknown man.

His lawyer, Simon Northeast, said his client was “trying really hard” to turn his life around and had since found a job in roofing and plumbing.

Magistrate Peter Mellas said Langridge had “built a really unimpressive set of priors”, meaning he could face harsher penalties every time he returned to court on new offences.

“The risk for you is every time you come to court now, someone is going to be thinking about jailing you … so you have to be a lot more switched on about how you go about things,” Mr Mellas said.

Mr Mellas said his assault on the delivery driver was “simply unprovoked, poor behaviour”.

“You hurt someone who was just trying to do his job,” he said.

Langridge was convicted and discharged on the cannabis charge and sentenced to a fortnight imprisonment on the assault and theft.

Originally published as Geelong sex offender Cody Langridge assaulted DoorDash driver for ‘taking too long’