Darryl Naude faces drug possession, traffic charges in Noosa court

A 26-year-old muso and artist was fined $1600 after his car broke down in the middle of a Sunshine Coast road and he lashed out at cops after calling them ‘legit angels’.

A man who called police “legit angels” then lashed out at them after they found him intoxicated and meditating in his broken down car has been fined and barred from driving for a year.

Darryl Naude, 26, of Mango Hill fronted Noosa Magistrates Court on June 21, 2022, after the matter was transferred from another court.

The musician and artist pleaded guilty to two counts of obstructing police, one count of did drive UIL, one count of possessing dangerous drugs and one count of failing to comply with a court order on a restricted licence.

He was fined a total of $1600 and disqualified from driving for a year.

Police prosecutor Alison Johnstone said about 4.30am on September 11, 2021, Sunshine Coast police were called to Kawana Way Link Road in Little Mountain after a car had stopped in the middle of the 100km/h road with its hazard lights on.

Darryl Naude, 26, in front of Noosa Courthouse.

Sergeant Johnstone said police found Naude in the driver’s seat with music playing and keys in the ignition.

She said police noticed he was unable to follow instructions and was having trouble speaking.

“He called police ‘legit angels’ and said he had been meditating,” Sergeant Johnstone said.

“He was asked repeatedly to step back and stay in a safe place while they took the vehicle off the road and manage the traffic.”

She said the defendant told police he had drunk ginger beer and had jaw surgery on September 10.

The police prosecutor said he was arrested after he failed to have a breath test and police found he also should have had an interlock device on his vehicle.

“When he was told he was under arrest, he immediately turned and tried to run from police,” Sergeant Johnstone said.

The police prosecutor said he resisted violently as they tried to put him in the police vehicle and they had to take him down the side of the road and pin him down as they waited for back-up.

She said both police officers received cuts during the arrest.

Police subsequently also found clip-seal bags of ketamine, which the defendant said he used for a back injury.

Defence solicitor Mark Gregory said while his client had no complaint about police actions, which were to keep the defendant and other road users safe, he would need thousands of dollars of reconstructive surgery for dental injuries sustained during the arrest.

He handed up character references to Magistrate Haydn Stjernqvist.

“He’s been stupefied by this matter, he seems to have been traumatically affected by his arrest,” Mr Gregory said.

The solicitor said Naude had self-medicated with ketamine for a spinal condition he has had since birth.

He said Naude had made the “foolish” decision, following his dental surgery, to drive to Brisbane to see his girlfriend as he was feeling sorry for himself.

The solicitor said that if he received a drug conviction it would hamper his travel aspirations to Portugal and Canada for art exhibitions.

On the did drive UIL charge, Magistrate Stjernqvist convicted and fined Naude $800 and disqualified him from driving for a year. The conviction was recorded.

On the failing to comply with a court order on a restricted licence he was convicted and not further punished. The conviction was recorded.

On the possessing dangerous drug charge, he was fined $800 and the conviction was not recorded.

Originally published as Darryl Naude faces drug possession, traffic charges in Noosa court