A man who allegedly threatened a family at their home before driving through Beaudesert at high speed to evade attending officers has been charged after turning up at the local police station.
It will be alleged at around 12pm yesterday a man driving a white hatchback stopped at a residence on Brooklands Drive and approached a woman and five children who were outside at the time.
The man allegedly claimed to be armed with a handgun and made threats before the family fled inside the home and contacted police.
Officers arrived a short time later and spotted the white hatchback which they attempted to intercept, however the vehicle allegedly failed to stop, driving away at speed.
As police followed the car it allegedly continued to weave in and out of traffic before accelerating and driving off.
Officers continued to patrol the local area and not long after saw the same vehicle allegedly turn onto Anna Street and pull up across the drive way of Beaudesert Police Station and the Beaudesert Magistrates Court.
A man exited the hatchback and began to walk towards the station, however was quickly taken into custody.
The 26-year-old Beaudesert man was charged with commit public nuisance, evasion, unlicensed driving, drink driving (after failing to provide a specimen) and wilful damage of police property.
He is due to appear in Beenleigh Magistrates Court today (January 17).
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