Jeremy Thomas Cole sentenced after assaulting, threatening to fight police officer outside Warwick club

A Warwick dad who tried to fight a police officer has revealed the reason why he attempted the assault outside a popular Rose City nightlife venue. Find out why here.

A Warwick dad who attempted to bash a police officer has revealed the reason why he attempted the assault outside a popular Rose City nightlife venue.

Jeremy Thomas Cole had “limited recollection” of the offending “due to alcohol” as he was drinking since mid afternoon, his lawyer Bonnie O’Brien told Warwick Magistrates Court.

The 33-year-old, after an afternoon and night of drinking, attended the Malt House nightclub on August 27, the court was told.

Jeremy Thomas Cole plead guilty to one charge of assaulting a police officer on Monday, December 4, 2023.

At around 2.20am, the partner of the meatworks cleaner had been involved in an altercation with security due to her level of intoxication at the venue.

Cole followed his partner out of the venue onto the street, as his partner “became quite unwell due to intoxication, she was vomiting repeatedly,” Ms O’Brien said.

Police attended the venue after management called authorities to deal with the ordeal.

While police were interacting with the father-of-three’s partner he became aggressive, and pushed a police officer multiple times.

Cole snapped at the officer, who was just doing his job, telling the policeman “take that badge off and I’ll fight you.”

Cole had “concern for his partner’ and was frustrated by the police not helping or calling an ambulance, Ms O’Brien detailed to the court.

“There’s no excuse for his actions, and there were better methods for dealing with the situation,” she said.

Magistrate Virginia Sturgess revealed Cole had a criminal history which suggested “at times he hadn’t been able to control (his) behaviour” since 2017.

Warwick's Malt House is a popular night-life venue in the Rose City (Photo: file)

Cole pleaded guilty to one charge of assaulting a police officer at a licenced venue on December 4 in Warwick Magistrates Court.

“You were too intoxicated to make sensible decisions, but fighting a police officer would never had helped the situation with (your partner),” the magistrate told the man.

Cole was fined $800 with convictions recorded.

Originally published as Jeremy Thomas Cole sentenced after assaulting, threatening to fight police officer outside Warwick club