Man fined after dumping bucket of poo at Western Downs police station
A man has admitting to causing damage to a police station in Queensland after tipping a bucket of faeces over the front counter.
A man has admitting to causing damage to a police station in Queensland after tipping a bucket of sloppy feaces over the front counter.
Claudio Sesia took out the dirty protest as part of an ongoing dispute with the Department of Transport and Main Roads, the Courier Mail reported.
Dalby Magistrates Court herad how Sesia entered Miles Police Station, in Western Downs, declaring that he’d “come to pay my infringement”.
According to Police Prosecutor Chris Hutchins, the 66-year-old entered the station while it was filled with members of the public, including a three-year-old girl.
As Sesia raised a bucket above the police station’s counter, an administrative staff member reportedly pleaded, “Don’t do it, don’t you dare.”
Disregarding the plea, Sesia proceeded to pour out the bucket‘s contents, a mixture of liquid and lumpy matter with a distinct odour, over the counter.
Sergeant Hutchins described how the mess spread across the front counter, shelves, carpet, as well as on paperwork and office supplies belonging to the police.
After emptying the bucket, Sesia dropped it on the ground, causing the matter to spread even further. He then left the station, where he was promptly arrested by the waiting police officers.
He then refused to re-enter the station through the front door, not wanting to step on the mess he had just created.
During the court proceedings, Sesia explained that he had mixed cow manure with water to transform it into a liquid state. He appeared in court through a videolink from the Chinchilla watch-house.
His defence lawyer, Julia Molloy, highlighted that her client had no prior criminal record.
She explained that the dispute with the transport department arose after Sesia claimed his vehicle had sustained damage due to a cattle grid owned by the Department of Transport and Main Roads.
Ms. Molloy emphasised that Sesia had made numerous attempts to resolve the matter and settle an outstanding invoice with the department for the necessary repairs.
Sesia pleaded guilty to one count of wilful damage.
He was fined $200 and ordered to pay a compensation fee of $2,175, which would contribute to the cleaning of the damaged area.
The court did not record a conviction against him.
