AN INTOXICATED man who walked around in red Superman underwear in the middle of Mate Street while waving around a bottle of grog can’t remember the incident.
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By the end of the ordeal, a man had received death threats and had a liquor bottle swung at his head, and a police car had a window smashed in.
Matthew John Taylor, 28, had been cruising with another underwear-clad man on the road about 4.05pm on Anzac Day.
Patrolling police noticed cars swerving to avoid the pair and activated their lights before stopping in front of them.
Taylor threw a bottle onto the road and both men ran west on Muntz Lane as police tried to catch up with them.
Taylor lifted a roller door to a shed on Bellevue Street as children in the backyard played.
Their father came out into the garden and saw Taylor sitting in the Superman jocks, holding a whisky bottle while sitting on a garden chair.
The man asked “who the f--- are you”, to which Taylor replied “get f---ed”.
He was chased into the rear of the yard and into Muntz Lane as the father yelled at him to leave.
Taylor stopped, turned around and walked back to the man, who tried to shove him off the property.
The second man, who is six foot four and 120 kilograms, yelled “I’m going to kill you ----” and swung a liquor bottle at the man’s head before he retreated into his yard.
Taylor yelled that the man would stab him.
The victim asked what the pair wanted.
“Somewhere to hide, we’re being chased by the pigs,” Taylor replied.
The victim shouted at the men to leave and called the police as they walked off.
Officers spotted the pair on Muntz Lane and asked to talk to them, but they walked off.
Taylor threw a glass bottle at the police car which smashed the rear window, spraying glass inside.
The pair’s belligerence continued after their arrest.
Albury Local Court on Monday heard that Taylor had no recollection of the incident.
The court heard he had developed a drug problem which had resulted in a series of criminal incidents.
Despite his drug habit, alcohol has been his most serious problem.
Taylor, who has tattoos on his face, neck and hands, had been in custody since his arrest.
The other man received a four-month minimum sentence for his involvement.
Magistrate Tony Murray gave Taylor the same sentence, backdated to his arrest.
He will be eligible for parole next Wednesday.
