Former AFL agent Ricky Nixon could face a contemporary assault cost for allegedly kneeing a police informant whereas leaving court docket after a listening to over a distinct assault.
The 60-year-old appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court docket on Tuesday after being charged on summons with illegal assault and discharging a missile.
Police allege Nixon threw "a missile particularly Australia Publish bundle to the hazard" of a person in Port Melbourne on March 10, 2022, and that he assaulted the person, in accordance with court docket paperwork.
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Nixon's lawyer instructed the court docket he claimed he was appearing in self-defence and can struggle the fees at a listening to later this yr.
She requested the contested listening to be held in November as a result of Nixon had employment commitments.
Nixon then instructed Justice of the Peace Malcolm Thomas he can be doing "well being checks locally".
However the Justice of the Peace rejected this and instructed him most individuals have to slot in their work round court docket necessities.
A police prosecutor later instructed the court docket that Nixon had "kneed the informant" in his case, as he exited the court docket room.
Mr Thomas stated it was as much as the prosecution to determine whether or not they wish to cost Nixon with one other assault.
He'll return to court docket on September 6 for a two-day listening to.
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