A man who violently attacked two others and resisted police at the taxi rank has faced Inverell Local Court to learn his fate.
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Former Inverell man Mitchel James McLeod, 38, was before court on Thursday for the assault on Vivian Street, just after midnight on February 19.
McLeod faced four charges: two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm, one common assault and one for resisting an officer in the execution of their duty.
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A police statement tendered to court showed how the situation escalated in the blink of an eye, when the main victim declined to lend McLeod his phone, worried about missing his taxi booking.
"Do you know who I am? Do you know the Odins?" McLeod questioned the man, who replied, "I don't care about the Odins."
McLeod punched him in the face, the force of which split his lip and landed him in the gutter and onto the street.
The second man tried to stop him, but McLeod managed to land another punch and tried for another, which missed his intended target and hit the attempted peace-maker in the face.
Both men managed to restrain McLeod and call the police, who arrived a short time later. While interviewing him, McLeod again walked towards the first victim and refused to stop after police warnings, both verbal and physical.
He ripped out of one constable's grip and landed a third punch on his target. He resisted and pulled away from police. It took two officers to secure him in handcuffs.
Police called ambulance paramedics back at the station when McLeod claimed injuries from being held down by his victims at the taxi stand.
His solicitor, Guy Newby, told the court McLeod had been "out of trouble for a while" but had been recently "spiraling out of control" after the death of a loved one.
He added McLeod was unused to drinking as much as he did that night, especially on prescription pain killers.
Mr Newby noted there was no record of any connection with the Odins other than to help with fundraising rides.
Magistrate Mal McPherson was concerned because he "kept going when the police arrived".
"If he wants to have involvement in his children's life he has to do something about the drink."
McLeod was convicted for each charge, and received four 12 month community corrections orders with the condition to abstain from alcohol.
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