Porsche driver Richard Puseyin police stand-off

Victoria police had to negotiate with Richard Pusey and coax him off his roof after a disturbance at his home.

Richard Pusey after being released on bail last Friday. Picture: Andrew Henshaw

A Porsche driver accused of filming dying Victoria police officers instead of helping them on Melbourne’s Eastern Freeway was slapped with seven fresh charges on Monday after an “alleged assault” at his property and a standoff with officers on Sunday night.

Richard Pusey, 42, already faces a dozen charges over a fatal crash in Kew nine months ago when he was pulled over for speeding by four police officers. A truck veered and hit the police who stood in the emergency lane of the highway – all four were killed.

On Monday, Victoria Police confirmed they had charged Mr Pusey with new offences – including threats to kill and false imprisonment, among others – after they responded to reports of a “disturbance” at his Fitzroy property about 11.30pm on Sunday.

“The charges follow an alleged assault that occurred at a property ... about 11.30pm,” Victoria Police said in a statement.
“A woman who was also at the property was not physically injured.”

Footage of the incident emerged on Monday which appeared to show Mr Pusey yelling from the roof of his house.

Flashing red and blue lights could be seen in the video and Mr Pusey looked as though he spoke with someone on the roof before he pointed at the camera.

“Responding officers held concerns for the welfare of those involved after it was reported people could be heard yelling and windows were being smashed,” Victoria Police said in a statement.

Police had to force their way into the property “due to concerns for the welfare of the occupants”.

“(The) Critical Incident Response Team police forced entry to the warehouse style residence before finding the male on the roof,” Victoria police said.

“Police cordoned off the area and CIRT officers negotiated with the man before he surrendered to police without incident.”

Mr Pusey was taken to hospital after the standoff.

At a brief hearing at the Melbourne Magistrates court on Monday night, Mr Pusey’s solicitor Chris McLennan said he should be seen by a “doctor as a matter of precaution to update his medication” after he was taken into police custody.

He will be remanded until January 15.

Victoria police also charged him with conduct endanger person, common law assault, contravene conduct condition of bail, commit indictable offence whilst on bail, use telecommunication service to harass.

Mr Pusey — a mortgage broker — came to national attention after he allegedly filmed and taunted Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor when she was fatally injured in the horror crash.

Leading Senior Constable Taylor died along with Senior Constable Kevin King, Constable Glen Humphris and Constable Joshua Prestney after the smash on April 22.

The driver of the truck Mohinder Singh also pleaded guilty in December to 10 charges including culpable driving causing death.