'C***smoker and a coward!' Extraordinary moment senior police officer unloads on his BOSS - before he threatened to 'blow his brains out', court hears
- Senior Constable James Treanor charged after explosive rant about his boss
- Public nuisance charges were dropped on Monday on first day of his trial
- Video played in court shows him calling Ass Comm Brian Wilkins a 'coward'
- Sen Const Treanor was stood down and will face internal disciplinary action
A senior police officer was filmed unleashing an explosive rant aimed at a top Queensland cop before he threatened to 'blow his brains out', a court has heard.
Senior Constable James Treanor was charged over the expletive-ridden tirade filmed outside the Broadbeach Bowls Club on the Gold Coast on March 20 last year.
He was accused of public nuisance, but the charges were dropped after fellow officers told Southport Magistrates Court on Monday Sen Const Treanor was 'in a crisis' at the time.
Senior Constable James Treanor was charged over an expletive-ridden tirade filmed outside the Broadbeach Bowls Club on the Gold Coast on March 20 last year
Assistant Commissioner Brian Wilkins, who the outburst was aimed at, asked for a misconduct report to be made and charges were laid, The Gold Coast Bulletin reported.
The fiery tirade unfolded after Assistant Commissioner Wilkins gave a speech at a police mental health breakfast last year.
Sen Const Treanor approached his boss asking if mental health assistance he spoke about applied to him as well.
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Assistant Commissioner Wilkins told the court he refused to speak with Sen Const Treanor in relation to personal issues.
The pair shook hands and spoke for just 12 seconds, with Sen Const Treanor telling Assistant Commissioner Wilkins he was upset.
Assistant Commissioner Wilkins asked Senior Sergeant Paul Hunter to follow Sen Const Treanor outside and tell him 'he can't talk to me like that', the court heard.
Assistant Commissioner Brian Wilkins (pictured), who the explosive rant was aimed at, asked for a misconduct report to be made and charges were laid
Video played in court showed Sen Const Treanor storming out of the bowls club and yelling that Assistant Commissioner Wilkins was a 'coward'.
'He's a f**king coward,' he yelled to other officers as he walks away from the bowls club before labelling him a 'c*** smoker'.
He told the officers he did not want to be followed and offered for them to take his weapons.
'I asked him if he includes me and he tells me he I am being inappropriate,' Sen Const Treanor said in the video.
An officer who witnessed the incident told the court his colleague was having a 'welfare issue' and did not think to press charges
Sen Sgt Hunter and Sergeant David Dixon told the court they heard Sen Const Treanor threaten to 'blow his brains out'.
But Sen Sgt Hunter said he never thought about pressing charges because his colleague was clearly distressed.
Sen Sgt Hunter said Sen Const Treanor was 'very upset' and saw he was 'in crisis at that time'.
The charges were thrown out on the first day of the trial.
Sen Const Treanor has been stood down and is due to face internal disciplinary procedures, which will take up to 12 months.
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