Bizarre moment bikie alleged to have shot at cops during a wild chase fronts court dressed in just a hospital gown

A cyclist has faced court on more than a dozen charges wearing only a hospital gown after allegedly leading police on a wild chase before shooting at them.

Desmond Lee Kirk faced the Armadale Magistrates Court in Western Australia on Friday charged with 17 serious offenses following the dramatic chase through Kelmscott in Perth’s south-east on Thursday afternoon.

The 36-year-old, who is believed to have links to the Bandidos cycling club, was charged with charges including theft, reckless driving, being armed and breaching a violence restraining order.

Kirk was taken straight to the courthouse after being discharged from Royal Perth Hospital earlier on Friday. He had been treated for injuries sustained during the alleged pursuit.

He stood before Magistrate Brian Mahon dressed in a white hospital gown and had difficulty standing and walking before limping to his seat to have his case heard.

“You are clearly not doing well,” Magistrate Mahon said, before rejecting the decision to have Kirk brought to court given his physical condition.

“I expected to deal with this matter through a bedside hearing,” he said.

Kirk asked Mr Mahon what he was accused of before the magistrate gave a blunt answer.

“What have you not been charged with is the easier question,” Mr Mahon said.

Mr Mahon ordered Kirk to remain in custody and adjourned his case to be heard on Monday.

He said he hoped Kirk would be taken back to hospital after his case was briefly raised, and said he could not understand why the suspect was brought to court when he was incapable of doing so.

Kirk (pictured) faces more than a dozen charges, including theft, reckless driving and being armed

“Based on what I just saw, I don’t think it was even remotely appropriate for Mr. Kirk to be brought to trial in this manner.”

Earlier on Thursday afternoon, Kirk allegedly used a “long arm” handgun to shoot at police while allegedly driving a stolen Mazda BT-50 for several miles.

Police footage allegedly showed Kirk abandoning the ute before getting behind the wheel of a large Isuzu truck and leading police on a car chase.

At one point, he got out of the vehicle and reportedly pointed the gun at the helicopter, with police claiming shots were fired.

Police managed to drive the truck off the road a short time later and performed a pit maneuver.

WA Police Commander Gordon Fairman told reporters at a press conference on Friday that the footage gave the public a “front row seat to a critical incident”.

“It is one of the most dynamic and critical incidents I have seen and the quality of the footage is excellent,” he said.

The investigation into the incident is still ongoing.