Footage has emerged showing the man accused of driving into Independent MP Dr Helen Haines telling police they would have to shoot him during a confrontation four years ago.
The footage, obtained by Nine, shows Brendan Nugent, then 39, holding a garden stake as police confronted him in 2022.
In the video, he told police, ‘now, you’re going to have to shoot me,’ and later added, ‘you’re going to have to kill me.’
Officers then deployed capsicum spray and used a Taser on Mr Nugent. He was not charged over the confrontation.
Mr Nugent, now 43, is accused of driving a Toyota LandCruiser into
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