Man arrested after police bashing

A man is due to appear in court charged with bashing a policeman in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland after the officer unsuccessfully attempted to stop an attack on him with capsicum spray and a Taser.

Police allege 45-year-old tried to choke the officer on Friday before stealing his helmet which had his police-issued body-worn camera attached.

The man turned himself into police on Wednesday and has been charged with various offences.

In a separate incident three days later a police sergeant was hospitalised after a brutal bashing at a vehicle stop on the Sunshine Coast, prompting a manhunt for a 39-year-old passenger.

Senior police condemned the drug-fuelled attack, which was witnessed by a nine-year-old boy related to the alleged perpetrator.

Queensland police are appealing for public help to find Ashley Dodd who they say seriously assaulted the 49-year-old male officer on a Glass House Mountains road on Christmas Eve.