A Sydney man accused of wielding two guns on the platform of Wollongong Railway Station while shirtless and dripping blood later chastised responding police for not shooting him, a court has heard.
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Joshua Robert Jeffrey Pollard sent terrified, peak-hour commuters running from the platform on Monday afternoon after producing the guns - later discovered to be toys - and threatening to use them on police.
A set of fact sheets tendered to Wollongong Local Court on Wednesday said Pollard, 28, and a friend purchased the toy air guns - one silver, one black - from a shop in Redfern on Monday morning before boarding a train and travelling to Wollongong.
The pair got off the train at Wollongong Railway Station and walked to the GPT shopping centre but became separated, and Pollard returned to the train station.
Pollard's behaviour allegedly became erratic while he was sitting on a bench on the platform, prompting members of the public to notify rail staff.
One of the employees approached Pollard just before 5pm and noticed he had blood running down his face.
When asked if he was okay, Pollard asked the staffer for a cigarette before allegedly pulling out the two air guns and saying "nah, only joking, get the police here so I can use this on them".
Believing the guns were real, the staffer urgently phoned police, who reported seeing commuters fleeing as they rushed to the scene.
Officers donned bullet-proof vests and drew their own firearms as they approached Pollard, who by now was at the intersection of Station and Auburn streets.
Police will allege he was shirtless, had blood dripping down his face and was holding the black gun in his hand.
Police ordered him to drop the gun but he refused and raised it in the direction of the officers. He then threw it on the ground, causing it to shatter.
Pollard then lay on the ground and was arrested without further incident.
He ranted at police, allegedly telling them "I was pointing a gun at you, you should have shot me in the head" and claiming they hadn't done their jobs properly.
Pollard was charged with possessing an unauthorised prohibited firearm and being armed with intent to commit an indictable offence.
He sought bail in court on Wednesday, with his lawyer saying he suffered from schizophrenia and hadn't taken his medication that day.
However, Magistrate Jillian Kiely refused to release Pollard from custody, noting he had criminal records in several states including multiple convictions for serious matters in Queensland.
The case will return to court on May 19.
