Brett Allen Lindsay: Bunbury man put on community order after arming himself with knife outside police station

A Bunbury man was collared by police after brandishing a 33cm knife outside the local police station. Brett Allen Lindsay, 58, appeared in Bunbury Magistrates Court via video link from Bunbury Regional Prison on Thursday where he was placed on a six-month community-based order after pleading guilty to a charge of being armed in a way that may cause fear. The court was told police saw Lindsay standing outside the front entrance of the Bunbury Police Station on the morning of July 4, armed with a 33cm serrated knife and gesturing in a stabbing motion towards the front door. When police inside the station went outside, Lindsay dropped the knife and was arrested. During a police interview, Lindsay told officers that voices in his head told him to arm himself with a knife outside the station. Magistrate Benjamin Tyers urged Lindsay to seek help to address any mental health issues. “You shouldn’t be hearing voices in your head,” he said. It was also found Lindsay had previously been placed on a community-based order for similar offending several years prior, which had helped Lindsay stop consuming alcohol. On the community-based order, Lindsay would be subject to supervision and program requirements including counselling.