Judge rejects call for more lenient sentence for Thomas Matthews, who drove into police officers near the National Arboretum

Edited footage of Thomas Matthews driving at three police officers.

The man who drove into and injured three Canberra police officers is back in jail after the ACT's Chief Justice rejected suggestions he should not spend more time behind bars because of his mental health condition.

The court previously heard how the police officers — a senior officer training two junior officers — were conducting routine traffic stops outside the National Arboretum in July 2021, when the incident occurred.