A father-of-four with an “appalling” criminal record has dramatically confronted officers inside a police station while armed with a hammer and shouting “just shoot me.”
Timothy Mervyn Charles Hart, 34, was arrested in Mackay, northern Queensland, after violating the conditions of his parole just 12 days before it ended in March 2024.
Police body camera footage, obtained by the courier mailshowed Hart entering the station and being informed of his arrest.
He quickly pulled a hammer out of his shorts, prompting the officer to pull out his Taser.
“Just shoot me, I’m screwed,” Hart yelled.
“Don’t come at us, you might get shot,” the officer told him and repeatedly asked him to “put the hammer down.”
“Damn king, please kill me,” Hart said.
The officer responded: ‘We don’t want to do that, mate. Let’s just chat.
Timothy Mervyn Charles Hart (pictured) confronted Queensland police with a hammer after breaching his parole just 12 days before his conditions ended.

At no time did any police take out their firearm, only a Taser (in the photo)
The tense standoff lasted about two minutes before the officer fired his Taser, causing Hart to fall to the ground screaming.
At no time did any police draw their weapons, only a Taser.
It is understood Hart was turning himself in after learning he had breached his parole conditions by failing to report a new relationship to his supervisors.
He had been on parole since 2021 and had only 12 days left when he was issued a return to prison order for non-compliance.
The circumstances of Hart’s order were not clear to officers at Mackay Police Station, they only knew that he needed to be arrested.
“They showed incredible patience and resilience in dealing with you,” acting magistrate Nigel Rees said.
‘They didn’t take out their firearm.
‘This could have ended disastrously for you and your family.

The court heard Hart (pictured) was arrested 12 days before his probation ended after he failed to report a new relationship to his supervisors.
“Police officers have the right to carry out their duties without being threatened.”
However, Justice Rees added that “communication between different departments could have prevented what happened next.”
The court heard Hart had an “atrocious” criminal record but had worked hard to get his life back on track.
Legal Aid Queensland lawyer Danny Yarrow said Hart had been hired as a hydroblaster, found accommodation and stopped using drugs.
The thought that his efforts to right the situation were in vain had clearly distressed him, as he told officers during the confrontation: “My life is ruined.”
Yarrow said his client believed “everything he had worked for was lost” and pointed to the fact that Hart did not raise the hammer during the confrontation.
‘However, he is armed with it (and) asked him several times to drop it. Why does he have a hammer on him? Justice Rees said.
Hart pleaded guilty to gross obstruction while armed and was granted immediate parole, having served 314 days in pre-sentence custody.
“You have got your life back on track and your behavior at the police station manifested itself because you thought you were going to lose everything,” Magistrate Rees said.
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