Shane Arriola, 52: Angry park tyre slasher threatens to police at Bilarong Reserve

A man who claimed he knew four different martial arts threatened to ‘slapkick the f**k’ out of cops who had just arrested him for slashing car tyres at a popular Sydney reserve.

Bilarong Reserve, on the northern edge of Narrabeen Lagoon, where Shane Arriola had been living in a tent before he was arrested for slashing car tyres. Picture: Manly Daily

A man being arrested for slashing the tyres of cars with a knife at a popular northern beaches’ park threatened to bash and “slapkick the f--k” out of police.

Shane John William Arriola, 52, was living in a tent at Bilarong Reserve, on the northern edge of Narrabeen Lagoon, when he was seen stabbing the wheels of four vehicles on May 2.

Arriola, who now lives at Oberon in the Central West, had been sleeping in the tent about 50m from the reserve’s car park after splitting up with his wife.

Manly Local Court heard on Wednesday that the disability pensioner was seen armed with a knife as he approached a BMW sedan, Audi 3 SUV, VW and a Toyota van at about 4.40pm.

Arriola slashed the rear driver’s side tyres on each vehicle before police arrived.

Shane John William Arriola, 52, of Oberon, outside Manly Local Court. Picture: Manly Daily

Officers confronted him and searched his clothing near the lagoon shoreline, where they found a knife with most of the blade broken off.

The police also found a knife, with a 20cm blade, in his tent.

At 5.04pm he was arrested, placed in handcuffs and told that officers had called for a caged police truck to take him into custody.

While waiting for the truck to arrive, Arriola began threatening at least two of the officers, according to a police facts sheet tendered to court.

“If I didn’t have handcuffs on me, I’d slapkick the f--k outta ya,” he yelled at one officer.

“I have four types of martial arts. Are you serious?”

Arriola then challenged an officer to a fight.

“Get your shit off, your guns and shit and … I will smack you mate,” he said.

Aerial view of Bilarong Reserve on Narrabeen Lagoon where Shane Arriola was living in a tent about 50m from the car park. Picture: Manly Daily

“You want to fight me c--t? Get in the cell with me then.”

Arriola also told an officer that “you need to be held down and tattooed, your whole face C--t”.

He pleaded guilty to one count each of intimidate police officers in the execution of their duty and custody of a knife in a public place.

Magistrate Robert Williams was told by Arriola’s lawyer that his client had significant mental health and alcohol issues and was on medication.

On Wednesday, the court also heard that Arriola was pleading guilty to a charge of mid-range drink driving after being caught with a reading of 0.124 when he was stopped on the M1 Motorway north of Wollongong, at 9.37am on February 12.

Shane John William Arriola, 52, of Oberon, outside Manly Local Court where he was handed a 12-month Community Correction Order. Picture: Manly Daily

He told police he had knocked back five cans of full strength beer in the car since he set out to drive to Sydney from St Georges Basin, where he had been fishing. The day before, he had consumed between 30 to 40 beers.

Magistrate Williams noted, when sentencing Arriola, that he had a history of psychiatric treatment and had spent 48 days in custody since his arrest on May 2.

“Clearly the behaviour (in May) was unacceptable and criminal,” he said.

Arriola was convicted and handed a 12-month Community Correction Order and must continue treatment for his mental health issues.