A coach of long-distance runners ran from police after a victory celebration got out of control, the Launceston Magistrates Court heard.
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Joshua Dylan Harris, 31, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct on December 5 last year.
Police prosecutor Brad Collins said that Mr Harris was seen about 12.1 am in the central business district stumbling with a ripped shirt which revealed his torso.
Mr Collins said he was attempting to get into moving vehicles.
"Police were giving him a formal direction to leave the area when he fled on foot up George Street," he said.
"The defendant tripped over and was arrested."
"He had been out celebrating with a friend who won a race and it got a bit out of hand," Mr Lonergan said.
"He has no memory of the incident and accepts the police facts."
He said the incident had been a significant lesson for someone who had no prior convictions of any kind.
Magistrate Ken Stanton dismissed the charge, but ordered that Mr Harris pay court costs of $69.30.
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