Mardi Gras reveller 'tried to kick woman'

IT was an ugly confrontation between police and a teenage Mardi Gras reveller that quickly went viral, sparking claims of police brutality.

Now one of the officers at the centre of the violent arrest has been accused of lying about how the incident started to cover his back.

Constable Leon Mixios told Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday his arrest of Jamie Glenn Jackson Reed, then aged 18, was sparked by the teenager "half-skipping, half-running" up to a woman and "playfully" pretending to kick her.

But the woman has never been seen since and Jackson Reed was never charged with assaulting her, his hearing was told.

"You have invented the suggestion that he had kicked out at her and she was fearful of him as an excuse to explain why you dealt with (Jackson Reed) the way you dealt with him on this occasion," defence barrister Phillip Boulten, SC, told Const Mixios.

"That's incorrect," the officer replied.

The teenager's arrest at the festival on March 2 this year sparked community outrage and an internal police investigation, after video taken by shocked onlookers showed Constable Mixios slamming the diminutive teenager to the ground.

Jackson Reed was later charged with assaulting police, resisting arrest and using offensive language in a public place.

He has pleaded not guilty.

Const Mixios described how he confronted Jackson Reed about the pretend kick before the teenager started abusing him and called him a "dick" before turning away.

The officer said he responded by grabbing Jackson Reed's arm and telling him he was under arrest for assaulting the woman.

Jackson Reed allegedly swung at him, so Const Mixios said he went to grab his shirt, realised the teenager was bare chested and grabbed his neck instead.

The officer said he took Jackson Reed to the ground twice during the ensuing struggle - with the teenager's head hitting the ground on one occasion.

But he said Jackson Reed continually resisted arrest and struck him to the head a number of times, causing him "considerable pain".

"You grabbed him by the throat and you slammed his head on the footpath," Mr Boulten said.

"...The second time you grabbed him by the throat, did you forget (again) that he wasn't wearing a shirt?"

"It was just to control him," Const Mixios replied, denying he slammed the teenager's head on the ground.

Mr Boulten submitted Jackson Reed never attempted to kick the woman, but instead placed his index fingers in the small of her back.

He said Const Mixios completed his statement on the incident after video of the incident had gone viral and when he knew there was "extraordinary public interest" in his actions.

Const Mixios said he briefly looked for the woman at the centre of the arrest immediately afterwards and asked a cafe owner for CCTV video - a detail he did not include in his notebook.

Magistrate Michael Barko questioned why Const Mixios did not seek CCTV video from the police command centre immediately, instead of three days later.

"If you were unable to locate the female, wouldn't (that) have been prudent?" the magistrate asked.

Const Mixios said he didn't know how to go about accessing the video.

The hearing continues.

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