Dennis Basic, 42, had pleaded guilty to animal cruelty, assaulting police and throwing a missile following Melbourne protests in 2020 and 2021
An anti-lockdown protester has been jailed for throwing a heavy bollard at a mounted officer and hitting a police horse in the head during separate protests inEx-Hells Angels bikie Dennis Basic, 42, was sentenced to 26 months and 14 days in prison on Tuesday for a dozen offences including assaulting an emergency worker, animal cruelty and recklessly causing injury.
Minutes after, while wielding a “resist” flag, Basic used the flag’s poll to hit a police horse in the head multiple times. He was charged over these offences with officers subsequently searching his home and finding a number of illegal weapons and fireworks. Trapnell labelled Basic’s behaviour towards police as “unwarranted, disrespectful and appalling” and said the attacks were dangerous, unprovoked and “completely lawless”.
He also admitted to illegally possessing batons, flick knives, capsicum spray and unauthorised fireworks, committing offences while on bail and breaking public health directions to attend the protests.
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