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The fight occurred inside the Hero Kebab shop in Rockhampton.

A drunk man annoyed police were more interested in his intoxication levels rather than a dispute over $20 assaulted two police officers during his arrest.

Premium Content Subscriber only A man accused of assaulting a child and ripping the child’s shirt, was on a suspended sentence at the time of the alleged offending. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, made a bail application on May 12 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court. Defence lawyer Brendon Selic said his client would be contesting some of the allegations, particularly the ripping of the shirt. Police prosecutor Zoe Melksham said the defendant was at risk of committing further offences, was on a suspended sentence at the time and had a history of breaching domestic violence orde...

Premium Content Subscriber only A man who has been accused of contacting a woman 19 times from prison with one attempting to get her to withdraw her complaint to police spent 321 days in custody before being granted bail. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, applied for bail on May 12 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court. He has one charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice and 18 breach domestic violence charges. Defence lawyer Zoe Craven said the sentence range for the most serious offence of attempting to pervert the course of justice was between 15 months and two ye...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Rockhampton magistrate felt a man’s $1000 hydroponic marijuana set-up had some “smell” of commerciality. Steven Patrick McMullen, 41, pleaded guilty on May 12 in Rockhampton Magistrates Court to one count of producing a dangerous drug, possessing a dangerous drug and possessing items used in the commissioning of a drug crime. Police prosecutor Zoe Melksham said police executed a search warrant at a Rockhampton address at 1.30pm on March 17 while McMullen was at work. She said McMullen told police he had marijuana plants in the backyard near the...