Tyson McDonald in Maroochydore court for robbery of Nambour bottle shop

A Nambour chef and father-of-two has been punished in court after he raided a liquor store and kicked a security guard. Read what else the former Mountain Creek student did.

A Nambour man who kicked a security guard during a robbery of a bottle shop in broad daylight has been punished in court.

Tyson Luke McDonald, 30, was given 2.5 years’ prison with immediate parole in Maroochydore District Court on September 19 after pleading guilty to robbery with personal violence.

Crown prosecutor Jack Kaczmarek told the court McDonald walked out of a bottle shop in Nambour with four bottles of alcohol totalling $194 without paying at 2.30pm on October 13, 2021.

A security guard pursued and caught up to McDonald who then produced a 15cm long pointed weapon known as a Kubotan.

Mr Kaczmarek said McDonald told the security guard to back off using explicit language before running away.

Judge Gary Long told the court the security guard called the police and saw McDonald pick up the bottles and walk away.

The security guard lost sight of McDonald but he was seen on CCTV footage putting the bottles inside his backpack and changing his shirt to a different coloured one.

The pair came into contact with each other near Quota Park where McDonald ran and yelled at the victim, protesting why he was being chased.

Judge Long said the victim lost his footing and fell over, believing he had dislocated his hip.

“(McDonald) proceeded to kick him in the small of his back yelling at him, you then wrestled his body worn camera off his shirt, walking away using words such as ‘f-----g dumb c--t’,” Judge Long said.

Bystanders came to help the security guard who was in pain from tearing his hamstring.

Tyson McDonald.

Defence barrister Mark Dixon said his client had been educated to Year 10 level at Mountain Creek State High School.

“He is a qualified chef by trade ... he wants to obtain employment in the construction industry,” Mr Dixon said.

Mr Dixon said McDonald had two children he intended to re-establish a relationship with and had found his 247 days in presentence custody particularly difficult due to having Covid.

“He was intoxicated at the time of the offending, he now recognises and accepts his issues with alcohol,” he told the court.

The time in custody was declared as time McDonald had already served.

Originally published as Tyson McDonald in Maroochydore court for robbery of Nambour bottle shop