Timmy Patrick Sawyer’s rampage through Robina Town Centre carpark

A man who kicked in panels and parts of more than a dozen vehicles in a Gold Coast shopping centre carpark rampage caused $10,000 worth of damage. WATCH THE VIDEO

A man who went on a rampage through a popular Gold Coast shopping centre carpark - damaging more than a dozen vehicles - caused at least $10,000 in damage.

Timmy Patrick Sawyer, 32, goes on the warpath in the Robina Town Centre carpark kicking out a multiple vehicles, CCTV footage in Southport Magistrates Court showed on Tuesday.

The court heard Sawyer, who had been in custody for 99 days, had also racked up $1200 worth of damage to a Robina IGA when he broke in and stole a single pack of cigarettes.

Police prosecutor Chelsea Thorn told the court the man went on a smashing spree in the Robina Town Centre car park, before the IGA break-in.

She tendered to the court CCTV footage showing Sawyer on a warpath through the carpark, kicking car doors so hard the panels caved in and throwing things at other vehicles.

Timmy Patrick Sawyer was caught on CCTV smashing cars in the Robina Town Centre.

Ms Thorn said just four victims had provided invoices to fix the damage to their cars, totalling more than $10,000.

Later, Sawyer broke a window of the IGA to gain access to the closed store, and helped himself to a pack of cigarettes causing an estimated $1200 worth of damage in the process.

His solicitor told the court his life had been impacted by adverse circumstances including addiction, and serious mental health conditions.

The 32-year-old came before the court with a serious criminal history spanning five pages, which Magistrate Dominic Brunello took into account in his sentencing.

Sawyer was granted immediate parole after he pleaded guilty to a laundry list of offences spanning eight months.

Timmy Patrick Sawyer was also caught on CCTV stealing cigarettes from an IGA.

Sawyer admitted 24 charges including 16 counts of wilful damage, multiple charges of failing to appear, entering a premises and committing an indictable offence stealing, and contravening a direction or requirement of a community-based order.

Mr Brunello sentenced Sawyer to 12 months imprisonment, to be released on parole on the day of sentencing, on Tuesday.

He was also fined $200 for the contravention of the community-based order.

Timmy Patrick Sawyer caused more than $10,000 damage to cars.