Insta-threat: Giovanni Vladik faces carriage service charges after alleged social media tribute to Liam Scorsese included rap lyrics

A SOCIAL media hashtag tribute, which included rap lyrics for Gold Coast bikie associate Liam Scorsese who was shot and killed by police, has led to a Brisbane panel beater facing up to three years in prison.

A SOCIAL media hashtag tribute for a man shot and killed by police has led to a Brisbane panel beater facing court.

Giovanni Vladik is charged with using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence following a Facebook post a day after Gold Coast bikie associate Liam Scorsese was shot dead by police in Brisbane.

The maximum penalty for the charge is three years in prison.

Liam Scorsese with his father.

Vladik faced the Southport Magistrates Court yesterday for allegedly making a social media post which was “menacing to members of the Queensland Police Service” a day after Scorsese was killed in February.

The court heard a police intelligence officer spotted hashtags which included “#youtakeoneofourswetaketenofyours” and “#andimeanthat” in a tribute post to Scorsese at about 10.30am on February 26.

Police said the comments were in a post which featured a picture of Scorsese.

Giovanni Vladik faced court over a social media post. Picture: Lea Emery

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The post was found on a Facebook page for Prestige Collision Repairs, a panel beating shop in Archerfield where Vladik worked.

Later in the day police executed a search warrant for Vladik’s black 2011 Audi RS5 with licence plates “UOWE”.

They said they had intelligence Vladik may have been in possession of firearms and illegal drugs.

By about 6pm police tracked Vladik’s car to a sushi restaurant on Christine Ave at Varsity Lakes.

The court heard up to nine Brisbane Task Force Maxima police working overtime while dressed in tactical uniform were present when Vladik was “transitioned” from his car and arrested.

Giovanni Vladik (centre in black suit) is charged with using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence. Picture: Lea Emery.

Drugs and firearms were not found in the car or during a search of the panel beater shop and Vladik’s home following his arrest.

In court Vladik stared directly at Maxima police from the dock after they walked into the courtroom during closing arguments.

Police prosecutor Senior Constable Manon Barwick said the hash tags were threats directed at the Queensland Police Service.

Snr Constable Barwick said police recordings played in court included Vladik admitting to making the offending social media post.

One of tributes to Liam Scorsese which circulated online.

Barrister Alastair McDougall, instructed by Hannay Lawyers, said Vladik was referring to a separate post on a private Instagram page while talking to police.

He said the post was not shared directly to the panel beater’s Facebook page because it was not identical to Vladik’s Instagram post.

“The intelligence officer could not and did not find the (private) Instagram post,” Mr McDougall said.

Mr McDougall said the case was “unique” from other carriage service cases because he said there was no direct recipient.

He said police overreacted upon seeing the post.

“Respectfully, it was a complete and utter over-reaction,” Mr McDougall said.

Mr McDougall said the phrases in the hash tag tribute were taken from a song by US rap artist P Reign called We Them N*****.

Magistrate Kerrie O’Callaghan reserved her decision.