A man who had two outstanding warrants out for his arrest when police confronted him near a residence in Moad Street was sentenced to jail on Monday.
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Joshua Max Carr, 34, of Moad Street, initially lied about his identity to police when officers stopped and asked who he was at 1.19pm on April 15.
However, Carr was known to police and following a check his identity and two arrest warrants were revealed.
According to police, Carr ran away when he was being told he was under arrest and police produced their handcuffs.
He ran to the street, stopped turned towards police, placed his hands in his trouser pockets and said "come near me and I'll cut you".
Following the threat a senior constable told a constable to draw her taser but Carr tried to run from police again and further officers were called for assistance.
Carr ran onto Glenroi Oval and put his hands in his pocket and fearing he would pull out a weapon police released a two-second burst of OC spray before Carr ran away again.
Police tried to tackle him when he attempted to squeeze through a small gap in the fence and he fell to the ground but attempted to get back up so was sprayed again before police attempted to handcuff him.
According to police, Carr called out for help to a nearby car as police tried to handcuff him while he struggled.
Once handcuffed he was searched and police found a Stanley Knife box cutter in his pants pocket.
Carr has been in custody after being refused bail following his arrest in April.
Solicitor Gerry Stapleton said Carr knew he had some outstanding warrants.
"In addition to that he received a dose of OC spray and had a taser pointed at him," Mr Stapleton said.
Magistrate David Day gave him two three-month jail sentences for resisting police and intimidating police on Monday.
The jail sentences were backdated to April 15 making Carr eligible for release last Tuesday.
Mr Day also convicted him without further penalty for possession of the Stanley Knife.
During sentencing, Mr Day noted Carr ran away after threatening the police officers and the threat wasn't made with a lot of expletives.
"He's been in custody in onerous circumstances in connection to coronavirus," Mr Day said.
The box cutter was forfeited to police.
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