A drunken naked teenage chef warned a police officer "I'll take you" before punching him to the head in a Lavington street, a court has heard.
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The blow left the officer with a bleeding cut to his left ear.
Minutes earlier, Albury Local Court heard on Monday, Isaac Morgan was seen walking down Nagle Road, without a stitch of clothing on his back.
Police had arrived in the area on New Year's Eve about 10.50pm, near the intersection with Gabrielle Court, when a woman waved them down.
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She told them she had seen a young man "walking down the road completely naked and that he was intoxicated".
The two male officers drove south along Nagle Road and saw the 18-year-old for themselves.
Not only did they see he was naked, they found he was not "attempting to cover his genital area, with his arms by his side whilst he was walking".
Morgan, of Crisp Street, Albury, pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of assault police, resist police and behave in an offensive manner.
Defence lawyer Bronte Winn said Morgan had been at a family party that night before being told to leave.
"Mr Morgan states he does not remember too much of this," she said.
Ms Winn said the incident was "completely out of character" as he had "never been in trouble before".
Morgan, she said, was employed at a restaurant as a chef.
The court was told that police had been called to the party just before 11am and that Morgan had left before they arrived.
When the officers sighted him, they pulled over and told him to stop. Morgan turned around and faced one of the officers, who was about two metres away.
"The accused step forward without warning, held his fists clenched out in front of him and attempted a fighting stance while stepping forwards towards (the officer)," police said.
Morgan told the officer: "Do you want a go? I'll take you."
He continued to move forward then struck the officer to the side of his head, inflicting a two-centimetre cut.
The other officer was forced to use capsicum spray twice to subdue Morgan, whose arrest momentarily stopped traffic.
Magistrate Richard Funston said he accepted the incident was an aberration, then urged Morgan to seek help if he was suffering any issues related to his consumption of alcohol.
Mr Funston said he could otherwise find himself back before the court.
"The police's job is hard enough, it's hard enough dealing with people who are intoxicated," he said.
Morgan was placed on a nine-month conditional release order, without conviction.
