Police allege a 36-year-old man is an unacceptable risk to the public, police members and custody officers after a series of alleged anti-social incidents earlier this month.
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Timothy McGregor made an in-person bail application at the Ballarat Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
Police informant Constable Patrick Cincotta said police were called to attend a welfare check at the Fussell and Victoria streets intersection at Ballarat East on April 3 at 5.50am.
There were reports a man was walking towards cars on the road and he was taken to hospital after police decided he was a risk to himself and the public.
Constable Cincotta said at 11am police were called to the Ballarat Base Hospital because the accused was becoming agitated after being discharged.
He said the accused was agitated, drug affected and resisted police arrest.
McGregor was placed in the police divisional van and he was taken to the Ballarat Police Station where he allegedly urinated in a police cell.
Constable Cincotta said the accused was moved to another cell and he motioned towards a custody officer with a mouth full of saliva.
He said the accused was seen spitting at the cell door and making gestures showing he would harm police members.
The court was told the critical response team was called from Melbourne to help remove McGregor from the police cell to transport him to a Melbourne prison.
Constable Cincotta said McGregor was sentenced to a community corrections order at the Bendigo Magistrates' Court on November 13 and he was arrested on January 8 for contravening the order.
He said the accused had breached bail on four different occasions and he believed there were no bail conditions to alleviate police concerns.
Constable Cincotta said McGregor had thrown a cup of water at a custody officer, threatened to kill people and smash all windows at the Ballarat Base Hospital.
McGregor has no fixed address.
He told the court he had stopped taking drugs, he had been assessed for bail support and he was in the middle of arranging to see a specialist.
McGregor said he had had three major head traumas and he had epilepsy and bipolar disorder.
Magistrate Letizia Torres said she needed more material before making a decision on bail, including hearing from a Uniting Ballarat worker.
McGregor was remanded until Thursday.
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