Video shows police officer stopping armed ice user from firing his gun
A police officer has shown remarkable bravery when he stopped he and his colleagues from being shot by an armed ice user who had snatched his gun in Sydney's inner suburbs.
Benjamin Patricks was jailed at Downing Centre Local Court today after the violent struggle with officers in Chippendale last year.
9News obtained exclusive footage of the incident, which shows officer Jesse Swain holding onto the ice addict, who had taken his gun, and directig the weapon away from everyone.
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Police body cam shows a violent struggle with officers trying to arrest an armed ice addict in Chippendale. Supplied
Patricks was armed with a machete and surrendered when he was hit over the head with a police radio.
Swain walked away with only a gash to the head.
The incident began when Swain was called to the railway corridor behind Central Station.
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NSW Police dog handler Jesse Swain stopped he and his colleagues from being shot by an ice addict. Supplied
The police dog handler climbed three storeys of scaffolding in search of Patricks, who was wanted over break-ins.
When Patricks was finally arrested, $40,000 in cash was found strapped to his leg.
He will spend the next four years behind bars.
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