‘Luckily I was able to subdue him’

Written By Unknown on Rabu, 30 April 2014 | 20.01

A driver of silver ute involved in dramatic chase tried to grab policemans gun as he was being arrested. Courtesy: Channel 7

IT WAS the terrifying moment a man reached for a police officer's gun following a high-speed car chase west of Brisbane.

Sergeant Tony Harm has been praised as a hero for bravely wrestling with the man, who was just centimetres from grabbing his holstered pistol.

How the drama unfolded yesterday

Sgt Harm was dragged through a barbed-wire fence during the struggle but continued his pursuit until he apprehended the man.

"He's obviously a very committed officer and very brave," Gatton police officer-in-charge Senior Sergeant Tom Missingham said.

The fugitive appears to reach for Sgt Tony Harms' revolver as the pair scuffle on the ground following a high-speed car chase. Pic: Channel 7

Sgt Harm resorted to pumping pepper spray into the man's face and eventually used his Taser to stop him in his tracks.

The 32-year-old man is suspected of having been involved in a break-in at a Twin Waters home at 5.45am yesterday. The home's 68-year-old resident had been out on a walk and returned home to find a man who knocked him to the ground.

Just after 10am, police went to a home at Forest Hill in relation to a motorbike theft.

There were reports of gun shots before a silver Commodore ute sped off towards Gatton with a motorbike sliding around in the tray.

Sgt Tony Harms attempts to detain the fugitive following a high-speed police chase. Pic: Channel 7

For more than an hour, police hunted the man through a network of rural roads as he occasionally veered to the wrong side of the road, following him from above in helicopters.

Steve Kenglick tried to drive in front of the man's speeding car to end the chase. Officers on the ground tried to puncture the car's tyres with stinger spikes.

When the ute finally came to a halt on Woodlands Rd in Gatton more than 30 minutes later, the driver fled on foot into nearby bush.

Sgt Harm chased and tackled the man and fought off his repeated attempts to grab his weapon. The man complained continuously as he was led to a police car.

Sgt Tony Harms tries to subdue the fugitive with pepper spray, but later must resort to a stun gun. Pic: Channel 9

"He went for my service firearm there a couple of times,'' he told Channel 9. "I deployed some OC (capsicum) spray and then a Taser thereafter and was luckily able to subdue him. It was a bit of a worry, but you sort of judge the risks and go from there.

"We got him off the streets and he was a bit of a dangerous sort of character to be carrying on like that, racing around at those speeds, so it's certainly good to get him in custody."

Police have a safety lock on their holster to prevent offenders removing their firearm during a struggle.

The man was arrested in relation to multiple traffic and property offences and taken to hospital for treatment of injuries.

Sgt Tony Harms speaks to the media after his ordeal. Pic: Channel 9


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