Police bodycam and cellphone video shows officer fighting to arrest man on Gold Coast
By: A Queensland Police officer has been attacked by a man while on patrol on the Gold Coast, capturing the horrifying ordeal on a body-worn camera.
The incident occurred after police were called by a member of the public over concerns about two men asleep inside a damaged Lexus parked on Greenacre Dr in Parkwood about 5.30am in December 2023.
The man inside the car, Noah Spells, 40, can be seen lunging at the woman on her body-worn camera, after being ordered to exit the vehicle.
Spells is tasered before the officer attempts to handcuff him.
But Spells shoves the officer to the ground before running from the scene.
The officer was taken to hospital, suffering a head injury and abrasions in the altercation, police said.
Spells was stopped by police a short time later, and both he and the driver were taken into custody.
A search of the car found a firearm, ammunition and items used in property offences, police said.
Spells was sentenced at Southport court on Tuesday and jailed for two years.
He will be eligible for parole in April next year.