Troubled former NRL star Curtis Scott has been charged with affray, assault causing actual bodily harm and assaulting police.
It follows an alleged fight on March 14 with a teenager over some clap sticks.
Scott is then alleged to have assaulted a policeman in a separate incident in Sydney’s Moore Park precinct less than an hour later, with the senior constable suffering minor injuries.
Scott, 28, will face a magistrate in a Sydney bail hearing on Wednesday after spending the night behind bars.
‘Officers attached to Surry Hills Police Area Command arrived and were told an 18-year-old man was involved in a verbal argument with two people – not known to him – before he was allegedly assaulted by them,’ a police statement read.
‘A short time later, police stopped a tram at Moore Park Light Rail Station and attempted to speak to a man; however, he left the scene after [allegedly] assaulting a Senior Constable, who sustained minor injuries.’
Troubled former NRL star Curtis Scott has been charged with affray, assault causing actual bodily harm and assaulting police (pictured, posing with police recently in Las Vegas)
It follows an alleged fight on March 14 with a teenager over some clap sticks – and then in a separate incident in Sydney’s Moore Park precinct, Scott allegedly assaulted a policeman – a senior constable – who sustained minor injuries
The man, 18, was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics with facial injuries before being taken to hospital for additional treatment.
After launching an investigation, NSW Police arrested Scott and a woman, 55, at Surry Hills police station on Tuesday morning.
Criminal lawyer Paul McGirr confirmed Scott would apply for bail.
‘The incident certainly involves a fight between two people, I don’t know much more, they didn’t know each other, there’s been an argument over some clap sticks, people getting in each other’s faces,’ McGirr told News Corp.
‘My client’s high-tailed it out of there, some police officers have tried to apprehend him, but they haven’t announced their office or what he’s under arrest for.’
Pointing to an incident in 2020 where Scott later sued police who pepper sprayed and tasered him after finding him drunk in a Sydney park, McGirr added that Scott ‘gets in a heightened state when people are trying to apprehend him without informing him why.’
Magistrate Jennifer Giles later ruled the arrest unlawful, with police ordered to pay Scott’s $100,000 legal bill.
A highly touted junior footy star, Scott made his NRL debut in 2016 with the Melbourne Storm, winning a premiership the following season.
A highly touted junior footy star, Scott made his NRL debut in 2016 with the Melbourne Storm, winning a premiership the following season
After his NRL career ended in 2021, Scott turned his attention to heavyweight boxing (pictured, in a bout against AFL legend Barry Hall)
The centre moved to Canberra in 2020, only to be sacked in 2021 after an assault charge brought the club into disrepute.
He is unbeaten in four bouts as a heavyweight boxer, including wins against AFL legend Barry Hall and All Blacks great Liam Messam.
In 2022, Scott was convicted and fined over domestic violence offences committed against his former girlfriend, athlete Tay-Leiha Clark.
He was found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, common assault and stalking or intimidation with intent to cause fear of physical harm.
Scott is also contesting allegations he was drink-driving before leaving the scene of a crash in Sydney’s south.
The former Melbourne Storm and Canberra Raiders centre allegedly drove while over the legal limit when he crashed his ute into a number of trees on Kennedy Crescent in Bonnet Bay on June 15 last year.
