Dezi Freeman, the man suspected of shooting and killing two police officers and injuring a third at a rural Victorian property, said he had a history of unpleasant encounters with the force, who he called “terrorist thugs”, “frigging Nazis” and “Gestapo” that wore “the Satanic symbol” of an “inverted pentagram” on their uniforms, according to court records.

Freeman also has a history of association with pseudolaw and “sovereign citizen” ideas.

Victorian police chief commissioner, Mike Bush, said the suspect was believed to be “heavily armed” and remained at large on Wednesday night. Police had been executing a search warrant in relation to alleged sexual offending by Freeman, who was previously known as Desmond Filby.

Court records paint a picture of a man with a deep distrust of poli

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