Australian, 52, spits & urinates at SPF officers, threatens to throw faeces, gets jail time

A 52-year-old Australian man was sentenced to five months and six weeks’ jail and fined S$5,000 for harassing police officers.

He spat at the officers and urinated in their direction.

Additionally, he threatened to defecate and throw his faeces at the police officers.

Morris Davis faced eight charges, which included using criminal force against a public servant and charges under the Protection from Harassment Act.

He pleaded guilty to four charges and was sentenced on Oct. 30.

The remaining charges were taken into consideration during sentencing.

Transit

On Jul. 16, Davis arrived at Changi Airport Terminal 3 from Bali, Indonesia, CNA reported.

He was transiting through Singapore to Australia.

Davis sustained head injuries from an accident in Bali and was pushed into a clinic at the terminal.

As he was required to pay for medical treatment, Davis became upset and left the clinic.

He then headed for the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Gold Lounge.

When staff requested Davis’ identity and eligibility to use the facilities, he became agitated and verbally abused the lounge manager.

Police were alerted, and he was sent to Changi General Hospital for treatment.

Return

On the same day, Davis returned to Changi Airport Terminal 3.

He walked into the departure hall with an invalid boarding pass and demanded to speak to the manager so he could enter the lounge and board his flight to Perth, Australia.

An auxiliary police officer escorted Davis to the Singapore Airlines’ check-in counter to enquire about his flight back to Perth.

Davis then shouted vulgarities repeatedly at the officer.

Other police officers approached Davis in response to the commotion, who attempted to hail a taxi.

He attempted to move away from the police officers and claimed he wanted to leave for a smoke.

The officers told him he could only smoke later, and Davis became agitated.

He asked the officers to arrest and jail him.

In charge sheets seen by Mothership, at about 3:30pm, when an officer tapped him on the shoulder, Davis proceeded to threaten him:

"Touch me one more time, I swear to god, I will knock your glass off your head."

Davis was warned about his conduct, but he continued to verbally abuse the officer.

Police then arrested him and brought him to Changi General Hospital, where officers watched him.

Hospital

When Davis woke up from being sedated, he was restrained and became agitated towards one of the officers:

"I want to grab your throat and choke you."

Between approximately 5:30am and 12:40pm, he harassed the police officers watching over him.

Davis spat at them multiple times, and when they attempted to put a mask over his face, he repeatedly removed it and continued spitting on them.

He then requested to use the washroom, which a police officer denied him.

Davis was offered a potty instead.

He threatened to defecate and throw his faeces at the police officer.

Davis later requested to use the washroom again minutes later, but was denied.

He was offered a urinal bottle.

After spitting at the police officers, he proceeded to urinate from his bed at the direction of the police officers.

Sometime later, one officer attempted to mask Davis to prevent him from spitting, and he attempted to bite the officer.

Later that morning, two different officers took over ward duty.

At lunchtime, Davis became angry as he wanted to eat with both hands.

He threw his food to the ground, broke the plates, and spat at the two officers.

Derogatory

The prosecution sought eight months and one week’s jail for Davis.

They argue that he committed multiple offences in a short span of time and his actions were not only disrespectful but “derogatory”.

The prosecution added that Davis “obviously had no respect” for the local police.

Davis’ lawyers said Davis was extremely remorseful, apologetic and ashamed of his behaviour.

They added that he was also ready to face the consequences and wanted to apologise to the police officers involved.

During sentencing, the judge noted Davis’ behaviour and that, over 32 hours, he directed verbal abuse, threats and physical aggression at public servants who were conducting their duties:

“His actions demonstrate a prolonged and flagrant disregard for authority and the dignity of the public officers involved.”

The judge also said the “inherently degrading and unsanitary nature” of urinating in the direction of the police officers was “particularly reprehensible”.