Gerard Boseley admits wild Murrayville pub rampage and police chase after ‘six heavy beers’

A drunk driver sparked terror as he smashed through tables at a Murrayville pub, threatening patrons and fleeing police in a reckless high-speed chase.

A South Australian man said he had six heavy beers before driving his car into a crowd of people sitting at tables and chairs at a Murrayville Pub Picture: Generic

A drunk driver screamed death threats as he ploughed his ute through tables and chairs outside a Murrayville pub after drinking “six heavy beers,” a court has heard.

Gerard Boseley, 54, fronted Mildura Magistrates’ Court to plead guilty to charges related to the incident that occurred in March.

The court heard Boseley was driving erratically and harassing patrons outside the Murrayville Pub on March 26, persistently asking pub-goers to call a local man he claimed to know.

Things escalated from there and customers began to fear Boseley was going to drink-drive and attempted to step in.

Boseley became enraged by this and drove on the footpath and into the tables and chairs, causing people to retreat inside.

After the incident at the Murrayville Pub, Boseley led police on a high speed chase, driving dangerously on the wrong side of the road before losing them on a dirt track. Picture: Generic

One witness said Boseley had yelled, “I am going to kill you, Jackie,” as he launched his car towards patrons.

A police officer spotted Boseley not long after the incident and attempted to pull him over on the Mallee Highway, but Boseley drove at dangerous speeds on the wrong side of the road, eventually losing police on a dirt road.

He was arrested in South Australia and made admissions to his offending saying he was going to visit a gravesite in the area and drank “six heavy beers,” before the incident occurred.

When he was asked about the high-speed chase, Boseley, a South Australian, said he would never have stopped for Victoria police.

“I’m not stopping for Victorian copper dogs those c — s shoot people,” Boseley said.

The court heard Boseley had been living in Malaysia for some time prior to the incident and had only returned to Australia just before Christmas 2024.

Magistrate Patrick Southey criticised Boseley’s behaviour as “consistently impetuous, dangerous,”

Boseley’s lawyer Jamie McConnachie said her client struggled to control his anger and presented like someone with an acquired brain injury.

She said her client admitted to his actions and agreed he was “extremely recalcitrant,” before adding he “got a bit carried away at the pub that day”.

Boseley indicated he would return to Malaysia once this matter had been resolved.

Magistrate Patrick Southey criticised Boseley’s behaviour as “consistently impetuous, dangerous,” describing him as having a “deeply anti-social streak.”

“Maybe he’s not an alcoholic, but it seems when he does drink, he goes crazy,” Mr Southey said.

Boseley was sentenced to nine months behind bars and disqualified from driving for 18 months.

With 35 days already served, he is likely to be released in late December this year.