THE 45-year-old man who crashed a Channel Seven cameraman’s car into a fuel tank at a Doonan petrol station last year has been granted bail.
Father-of-four Jordy Brook appeared at the Brisbane Supreme Court on 1 April and was granted bail on the condition he stayed with his mother at her home in Landsborough until his next court appearance.
Mr Brook faces charges of attempted murder, armed robbery, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, unlawful possession of a handgun and wilful damage after he went on a rampage on 6 November 2014.
Mr Brook is alleged to have tried to kill a woman in a home at Tewantin on the day of the events, before riding off on a motorbike and then hi-jacking a Channel Seven cameraman’s car and driving it into an LPG tank at a Doonan petrol station.
According to local media reports, Mr Brook’s defence lawyer said his actions were due to a steroid-induced psychosis that occurred after he was prescribed medication following serious colon surgery.
Mr Brook will appear at Maroochydore Magistrates’ Court later this month.
