Sydney actor Ian Stenlake’s tirade against ambos and cops revealed

A magistrate has blasted Ian Stenlake for allegedly yelling at paramedics after crashing a Vespa, rejected suggestions the actor has bipolar disorder.

A Sydney magistrate has blasted Ian Stenlake for allegedly yelling “f*ck you” to paramedics after he drunkenly crashed a Vespa while carrying a bottle of vodka, and has rejected suggestions the actor has bipolar.

The former Sea Patrol actor, 52, faced Waverley Local Court on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to a raft of offences including high range drink driving over the incident in Randwick last July.

The court heard Stenlake went on a Vespa ride while carrying the one-litre bottle of vodka before he crashed and was found pinned under the vehicle in a stranger’s driveway.

Ian Stenlake (left) arrives at Waverley Local Court on Wednesday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw

When paramedics lifted the vespa off him he became aggressive before yelling “f*ck you”, “f*ck off I’m going to kill you” and “I can f*cking bash you” to emergency crews, the court was told.

It was also alleged Stenlake tried to crush the hands of a police officer and tried to rip a police officer’s radio from their vest before they placed him onto an ambulance bed using mechanical restraints.

He pleaded guilty outright to his drink driving charge but he wanted his other charges such as assaulting police dealt with under a mental health application called a Section 14.

Magistrate Carolyn Huntsman read material on the case submitted by Stenlake’s lawyer and said she did not accept he has bipolar or suffered PTSD, dismissing a psychologist’s report on him as “unconvincing”.

“I tend to just cut straight to the case — the problem with this psychologist’s report is that it’s based on a self-report,” Ms Huntsman said.

Stenlake. Picture: Matthew Vasilescu

“The bipolar just seems to come without any (foundation), there’s no review of medical reports over years, no indication apart from a self-report of being in a manic mood.

“There’s a lot of people who get that, people who have ADD, people with forceful personalities who are colloquially described as manic.

“I don’t accept the bipolar diagnosis, it seems to be unsubstantiated in the psych report.

“In relation to PTSD, there is no description that grounds a diagnosis such as intrusive thoughts, flash backs.”

Ms Huntsman dismissed the section 14 application, but she accepted Stenlake has mental health issues and is “genuinely disturbed” about his actions.

The court heard he had shown remorse.

“What this involves is someone who’s intoxicated on a motorcycle who was … swerving and not in control,” Ms Huntsman said.

“Ambulance (officers) turn up to render assistance and are assaulted, police are called for backup and have a considerably unpleasant experience.”

The magistrate sentenced Stenlake to an 18-month community correction order for the drink driving charge.

He was also disqualified from driving for six months and must have an interlock fitted for two years.

For the other offences Ms Huntsman said it would be inadequate for her to not record a conviction and also sentenced him to a 12-month community correction order.