Christopher Hogan: Jordan Springs bricklayer convicted over wild medical centre office tantrum

A bricklayer’s frustration with the long wait time at a medical centre ended with him handcuffed on the floor of the doctor’s office following a dramatic outburst.

The Jordan Springs medical centre where Hogan lost his cool.

A bricklayer’s frustration with the long wait time at a medical centre has landed him in court, following a dramatic outburst which saw him collide headfirst into a wall before being handcuffed on the floor of the doctor’s office.

Christopher Hogan, 38, of Jordan Springs, appeared at Penrith Local Court after pleading guilty to destroy and damage property and intimidating police.

Two charges of assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest were withdrawn.

Agreed police facts state on April 11, Hogan walked into First Care Medical Centre at Jordan Springs seeking medical attention for a knee injury he sustained in a previous motorbike accident.

Hogan demanded to see a doctor “immediately,” telling the front desk his wife had called up earlier and was informed the doctor was happy to see him straight away.

The First Care Medical Centre in the Jordan Springs, New South Wales

The receptionist told Hogan there were too many people waiting in front of him and he would have to wait 40 minutes. In response, the Jordan Springs man raised his voice and called the staff “useless”, court documents state.

Eventually Hogan was seen by a doctor, and while inside the small office a staff member opened the door and accidentally hit his knee.

Christopher Hogan outside Penrith Local Court.

This prompted Hogan to begin yelling: “You all need to learn some manners”.

He was then asked to leave but refused, insisting he wanted to see the doctor. The receptionist then informed Hogan she was calling the police while her colleagues tried — unsuccessfully — to calm him down.

During this time Hogan began pacing in and out of the doctor’s office while swinging his head around in anger before losing his balance and colliding with the wall. The force of his head and shoulder caused a large hole in the gyprock.

Some time later the police arrived and attempted to do a welfare check on the doctor, who was in his office with Hogan behind a closed door.

Hogan refused to open the door to police, telling them “Excuse me I am seeing the doctor”, court documents state.

Police informed Hogan he was being arrested for malicious damage and was restrained and handcuffed on the ground.

Later, at St Marys police station, Hogan threatened one of the officers telling them: “You see me in the street bro, that’s your head,” before proceeding to elbow the cell door.

The court heard Hogan was on two different painkillers at the time of the incident, which his lawyer described as “not a good combination”.

“My client is very remorseful, he has no ill will toward the officer who he understands was just doing his job,” he said. “He was just frustrated, in a lot of pain and venting.”

The court also heard Hogan was willing to pay compensation to the clinic to fix the wall.

He was convicted and fined a total of $2100.