Darryn Munn, 28, sentenced after running naked from police

With his manhood on full display, a slippery escapee led police on a wild chase after he was caught naked and hiding in his ex’s ceiling.

Cunnamulla man Darryn Neville Munn, 28, appeared before Toowoomba Magistrates Court pleading guilty to a large set of charges after he led police on a chase through suburbs completely naked. Picture: Kevin Farmer

A habitual crook who pocketed more than $12,000 in stolen swords and jewellery slipped through police fingers and fled arrest, not even stopping to put on some clothes.

Cunnamulla man Darryn Neville Munn, 28, appeared before Toowoomba Magistrates Court pleading guilty to a large set of charges after he led police on a chase through suburbs completely naked.

Police prosecutor Nick Pratt told the court police were searching for Munn on a suspected evade charge when they received a call from his ex-partner claiming he was hiding in her ceiling.

“She woke in the morning to him in the house, she did not know how he accessed the house.

It was believed he had taken a shower at the home before climbing into the ceiling space.

Police confronted Munn, still hiding in the ceiling cavity, and presented a taser which sent Munn bolting.

“(Munn) was observed kicking through the gyprock ceiling in the kitchen area, causing damage, to escape police.

“He was grabbed by (police) but was naked and slippery from being in the shower.

Munn escaped through the open door and fled across neighbours backyards, trespassing on multiple properties before again hiding from police in a somewhat convenient location.

“(A nearby resident) advised she was aware police were looking for a wanted person and she believed he could be in her laundry,” Mr Pratt said.

“Police accessed the laundry and located the defendant hiding behind a low-hanging sheet under a bench.”

A pair of jeans, not belonging to Munn, were also found upon his arrest.

Adding to his list of charges, Mr Pratt told the court DNA evidence also linked Munn to two Glenvale robberies committed earlier in the year.

From the two homes he stole three registered firearms, samurai swords, and $12,881 in jewellery and hand tools.

Munn was further connected to a third burglary in Cunnamulla, subsequent to the naked chase, when he revealed to patrolling officers he was searching for his key – the same one found inside the victim’s home.

Solicitor Christiane Mullins said Munn’s offending was strongly tied to his drug addiction, which initiated with the death of a close family member.

“He is an admitted drug user; he misuses methamphetamine and cannabis and he has since he was 18,” Ms Mullins said.

“I understand there is some drug and trauma counselling being considered upon his release.

“His rehabilitation is best served with a long period of parole that allows him to engage in services which might curtail that drug use and assist with his recidivist offending.”

Ms Mullins added, when released, Munn planned to move back west in order to avoid his Toowoomba drug connections.

“He would return to family support where he could access counselling and courses,” she said.

Munn was formally charged with one count each of common assault (domestic violence offence), wilful damage, found in dwelling without lawful excuse and evading police; two counts each of obstructing police, trespass and driving without a licence; three counts of enter dwelling.

He was sentenced to two years imprisonment with 60 days declared time served and disqualified from driving for two years.

He will be released on parole on April 15, 2025.