A North Albury man who escaped police custody as he was being arrested more than a year ago has finally fronted court.
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Joshua Daniel Edney has made an appearance in the Albury Local Court dock over the case.
Edney, also known by the surname of Vanderventer, made no comment when his matter went before magistrate Michael Crompton this week.
The case against him will be finalised when it is consolidated with other matters in court on May 16.
Edney, 24, made no application for bail and was further remanded in custody on the charges of escape police custody and resist police.
He was initially due to be sentenced in court on Monday over these charges, but the matter was then adjourned until Tuesday before the further adjournment to next month.
Facts put before the court revealed that Edney was known to police for his “total disregard” for traffic legislation, for vehicles to be registered and in good working order “and the need for drivers to be fully licensed”.
Police were in Wandoo Crescent, Albury, on March 27 last year about 6.45am, near a block of units in Poole Street.
The court was told that police were waiting for Edney and another man to return to the units.
The pair had been earlier stopped in a car that was unregistered.
Neither of the two men held a full driver’s licence.
About 6.55am a car was seen turning from Poole Street into the units.
Police initially pulled in behind the car as it turned into the property.
They then noticed the car had Victorian registration plates.
The officers go out of the car and saw two men in the vehicle, with Edney in the driver’s seat.
The pair quickly got out of the passenger side door.
Police said Edney was told he was going to be placed under arrest as soon as he got out of the car.
They took hold of him and walked him the short distance to their vehicle.
But just as he reached the caged unit, Edney began trying to move away from the officers.
Edney continued to resist arrest by putting his hands against the door frame of the vehicle’s cage
Police said Edney continued trying to stop “all attempts” to be put inside the cage.
He then claimed he wanted to give something to the other man and so tried to walk in that direction.
It was then that Edney and the arresting officer slipped in the gravel.
“(Edney) took this as an opportunity to run,” police said.
He took off towards the nearby units, scaling a fence of one into the back yard.
Police said Edney was not seen again.
