An officer sustained a significant laceration to his forehead which required stitches after a bottle of alcohol was allegedly thrown at a police vehicle, striking the sergeant in the head.
Police were patrolling in a marked police vehicle along Abel Smith Parade just after 3am today (June 14) when they pulled over to talk to a group of people.
A man, not part of the group, approached the stationary police vehicle and without warning allegedly threw a bottle of alcohol through an open window.
The force of the throw caused it to smash when it struck the officer’s head, with fragments striking a second officer causing minor lacerations.
The man fled on foot but was arrested nearby by police hiding under a vehicle in the rear yard of an Able Smith Parade address.
The sergeant was transported to hospital and he has since been discharged.
A 29-year-old Pioneer man was charged with two counts of serious assault police with a circumstance of aggravation. He was denied police bail and appeared in the Mount Isa Magistrates Court today where he was remanded in custody to re-appear on July 15.
