Runner had drugs in bum

Drugs found when man treated for police dog bites

A 33-YEAR-OLD offender being treated for police dog bite wounds at Toowoomba Hospital was found with a bag of meth in his bum.

Nathan James Ramsey had been directed by police to pull over when driving on Hursley Road at 3.30am, August 18.

However, ignoring the direction he drove on but 15 minutes later his car ran over tyre deflation “stingers” which police had placed across Tor Street, Toowoomba Magisof trates Court heard.

Despite his front passenger tyre blowing off, Ramsey continued to drive on the rim through Toowoomba’s CBD at speeds of between 40kmh and 80kmh and at one point passing an oncoming truck on the wrong side of the road.

After driving around a roundabout the wrong way, the car came to halt on Russell Street and Ramsey and passengers had done a runner, the court heard.

The 33-year-old was found by the police dog squad hiding in bushes on the grounds of St Ursula’s College and when he went to run the dog latched onto him.

Taken to the watch house, Ramsey was found with a small amount of cocaine, a .22 calibre bullet and a used syringe he hadn’t properly disposed of.

Taken to Toowoomba Hospital, he was being treated for the dog bite wounds when a clip seal bag with 3.4g of meth was found in his buttocks.

Ramsey, who was on parole at the time, appeared by video link from the Brisbane Men’s Prison to plead guilty to 12 offences including dangerous driving while adversely effected by an intoxicating substance, disqualified driving, evading police, obstructing police, trespassing and possessing dangerous drugs and ammunition.

His solicitor Joe McConnell, of McConnell and Saldumbide Lawyers, told the court his client’s wound had become infected while in custody.

Ramsey had waved his right to have the drugs found analysed and entered early pleas

guilty saving court costs and time, he said.

Noting Ramsey had nine pages of criminal history but accepted these offences all occurred during the space of a few hours, Magistrate Kay Ryan sentenced him to 12 months in jail, minus the 50 days he had already served, and ordered the sentence be suspended after he has served four months.

Ramsey was disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence for five years.