WATCH: Wade John Hickey sentenced for smashing cars with baseball bat in Oran Park

A Central Coast man who was filmed hanging out of the back window of a ute and maniacally laughing as he smashes windows and mirrors of parked cars will have to pay almost $10,000 in fines and compensation.

A Central Coast man will have to pay hefty fines after a video of him hanging out the back window of a car and swinging a baseball bat, smashing windows of cars in Sydney’s southwest went viral.

Wade John Hickey, 22, appeared at Picton Local Court on Tuesday for sentence after pleading guilty to four charges of destroy or damage property, part of body outside window or door, dishonestly obtain property by deception and owner not disclose identity of driver or passenger.

Police launched a manhunt after footage emerged showing Hickey smashing cars with a baseball bat at Oran Park late on November 7.

Wade John Hickey, 22, appeared at Picton Local Court on Tuesday for sentence after he was filmed smashing cars with a baseball bat. Picture: Lauren Ferri

Footage shows the 22-year-old leaning out the back of a fast-moving ute with a baseball bat swinging wildly at parked cars and laughing while men inside cheered.

According to court documents, Hickey attempted to hit parked cars more than ten times but “only some of the baseball bat swings can be heard connecting with stationary motor vehicles”.

Multiple people in the Narellan, Camden and Oran Park areas reported having damage to their cars or property.

The video quickly went viral on social media after being shared on local Facebook groups with Hickey’s parents forcing him to come forward and hand himself in.

He was arrested days after video went viral and he was charged at Narellan Police Station.

A video of Wade Hickey smashing cars went viral on social media. Picture: Facebook

He is pictured smashing cars. Picture: Facebook

After almost a year before the court Hickey faced sentence on Tuesday where legal aid lawyer Geoff Lloyd told the court Hickey now lives on the Central Coast working as an arborist and is part of his local fishing committee.

Mr Lloyd said Hickey’s parents told him to hand himself in and were “disgusted” after seeing what he had done.

Police prosecutor Sharon Garbutt told the court Hickey’s actions “crossed the line” and said Magistrate Mark Douglass should consider a custodial sentence.

Magistrate Douglass said the behaviour was “outrageous”, “appalling behaviour” and said he couldn’t imagine what the owners were thinking when they found their damaged cars.

“Young people have a tendency to mature slowly and do stupid things but you had time to think ‘hang on is this really what I want to be doing’ and you continued,” he said.

Wade Hickey pictured outside Picton Local Court on Tuesday. Picture: Lauren Ferri

Hickey was handed multiple penalties including a $200 fine for the offence of body part outside window and a further $1500 fine for each charge of destroy or damage property.

He was also issued further fines of $500 and $250 for not disclosing the driver of the car.

The 22-year-old will have to pay a total of $6950 in fines.

Magistrate Douglass also ordered Hickey to pay compensation to owners of the cars he damaged, adding up to a total of $2974.

Hickey was also convicted and placed on a community corrections order, or good behaviour bond, for two years with no supervision.

“You must have been having a bad week,” Magistrate Douglass told the young man.

“I could have gotten reports and considered imprisonment but I haven’t done that.”

Hickey will remain on the good behaviour bond for two years and will have to pay a total of $9924.