Thug makes chilling gesture to a judge before going on a foul-mouthed rant during sentencing over a wild beach brawl with cops

By ZAK WHEELER FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 12:55 BST, 29 April 2025 | Updated: 13:01 BST, 29 April 2025

A man who attacked police during his arrest on a busy beach made a gun gesture to the judge overseeing his sentencing, before going on a expletive-laden rant.

Andrew Kevin Gollan, 25, raged at Judge Heath Barklay as he appeared for sentencing submissions via video link at Adelaide’s District Court on Tuesday.

The Morphettville man’s attorney, Sean Nottle, apologised for his client’s unruly behaviour as details of his violent arrest on January 23, 2024 were heard in court.

Gollan was being pursued by police in relation to an earlier assault when he attacked the officers in front of horrified beachgoers at Christies Beach. 

Confronting footage released by the court in April showed a male officer being dragged into the ocean during the altercation with Gollan.

Police officer Kyle Hurcombe was hit in the face after firing a Taser at Gollan, which missed, before the suspect hurled a scooter at him.

In court Golan ‘formed a gun with his hands’ while pointing at the judge as the prosecution began their final sentencing submissions.

Golan swore and cursed as the prosecution continued during the hearing. 

Andrew Kevin Gollan, 25, made a gun gesture to the judge overseeing his sentencing, before going on a expletive-laden rant

Gollan was being pursued by police in relation to an earlier assault when he attacked the officers in front of horrified beachgoers at Christies Beach 

‘Bulls**t, f**king dog,’ Gollan said, reports the Advertiser.

‘I’m not listening to this bulls**t bias … my brother just died … I’m not listening to this s**t. Can I go back to my f***ing cell?’

Judge Barklay was forced to mute Golan’s audio after the accused refused to adhere to the court’s orders to remain quiet.

Despite this Golan continued to swear while punching at the camera which was streaming his actions to the court. 

He also threw a small object around the room he was in before he asked if the Judge wanted to ‘talk s**t about me c**t’.

Golan pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting a worker and one count each of resisting a police officer and in doing so causing aggravated harm with intent.

Mr Nottle told the court that his client had been diagnosed with diagnosed bipolar personality disorder, PTSD and polysubstance use disorder prior to the incident.

Confronting footage released by the court in April showed a male officer being dragged into the ocean during the altercation with Gollan 

Judge Heath Barklay is pictured

Mr Nottle presented the court a letter of apology which Golan had written prior to the hearing. 

The letter outlined Golan’s regret for his actions and insisted that he wanted to become ‘the best man he can’ going forward.

‘There is still some small amount of hope for this young man to be able to make good on what he has set out to … to make good on the promises and commitments that he has made to himself,’ Mr Nottle said

Golan has been held intermittently in solitary confinement over the course of 10 months since his arrest, Mr Nottle told the court. 

The court also heard about Golan’s ‘complex history’ of trauma, abuse and dysfunction which had preceded his extensive criminal history.

Gollan has been remanded in custody and will face sentencing in May.

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Thug makes chilling gesture to a judge before going on a foul-mouthed rant during sentencing over a wild beach brawl with cops

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