Westbrook man convicted over drunken threats to cops after night of drinking

A magistrate has chided an offender for laughing while the threats he hurled at police were read to Toowoomba Magistrates Court.

Alexander Charles Weston, 28, has been convicted for drunkenly threatening police officers while intoxicated in public.

A Westbrook father has faced court after a night of drinking ended with violent threats against police, where he told officers “I will skull f--- you” during his arrest.

Alexander Charles Weston, 28, appeared in Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Tuesday where he pleaded guilty to public nuisance and obstructing a police officer.

The court was told that at 3.15am on March 7 this year friends of Weston called police after he had become aggressive and hostile during a night of drinking.

Police prosecutor Rohan Brewster-Webb said police were patrolling the Westbrook area looking for Mr Weston when they found him at a 7-Eleven service station, shirtless and carrying a bumbag.

Mr Brewster-Webb said Weston became aggressive after police approached and told him they had concerns for his welfare, however said he was fine before he squared off with police.

The court was told police arrested Weston for being intoxicated in a public place, but as he attempted to walk away police tried to restrain him.

The agreed facts state Weston then began to resist the officers, while making threats against the police including telling the officers that he would “skull f---” them, as well as other threats of violence.

“Not fun, it’s not funny,” magistrate Graham Lee said to Weston when he laughed at the facts being recounted in court .

The court was told officers were able to eventually restrain Weston before he was taken into custody and transported to the watch-house.

Weston’s solicitor Matt Gemmell of Bouchier Khan Lawyers told the court his client accepted the police facts, and that not long after the incident was taken to hospital as a result of his mental state and depression.

The court was told Weston turned to alcohol after his former partner left him, taking with her their only child.

Mr Gemmell also said his client laughed only at the language in the formal setting of the court, and not the threat he made while intoxicated.

Noting his limited criminal history, Mr Gemmell said the likelihood of his client reoffending was low now that he was taking medication and undertaking routine treatment for his mental health issues.

Magistrate Graham Lee convicted Weston, handed him a $400 fine and ordered he complete 40 hours community service in the next six months.