Kick aimed at woman sparked Mardi Gras altercation It was the "kick" that wasn't. An attempt to kick a woman he thought he knew sparked an ugly interaction with police on Mardi Gras night that ended with Jamie Glenn Jackson Reed in court, two police officers under internal investigation and a heated public debate over police brutality. Mr Reed, 18, appeared in Downing Centre court on Tuesday charged with assaulting two police officers, resisting arrest and using offensive language on March 2. A stillshot from the video. A video of the latter part of the incident, which shows Constable Leon Mixios slamming Mr Reed to the ground while in handcuffs, went viral last month, sparking an internal police inquiry and a protest on the steps of Surry Hills police centre. Lawyer Chris Murphy told the court on Tuesday that his client would "vigorously defend" the charges because they arose out of a non-existant offence. Police will allege they saw Mr Reed run up to a woman in the crowd at Mardi Gras and lift his leg to kick her before pulling his foot back. Jamie Reed ... arrested at Mardi Gras. Police spoke to Mr Reed about the aborted kick and believed he was under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Mr Reed said he knew the woman but when the woman rejected this, officers asked Mr Reed why he lied, police will allege. Mr Reed then allegedly swore at an officer and tried to leave. As police grabbed his arm to stop him and attempt to arrest him for assaulting the unknown woman, Mr Reed allegedly resisted and became argumentative. In a second video that emerged days later, a distressed Mr Reed appeared to punch and kick Constable Leon Mixios and Constable Tony Johnson in a prolonged struggle to handcuff and restrain him. The unknown woman did not pursue the matter and Mr Reed was not charged with assaulting her, yet the four charges stemming from the prolonged arrest still stand. "There's no complainant, no offence, no names taken and no contact made with her," Mr Murphy said outside the court. You can't detain a citizen against his will and that's what has happened in this case. He said his client would pursue an "allegation of serious assault by police." Two internal investigations into the conduct of officers on Mardi Gras night are ongoing. In the days after the incident, Mr Reed said that he had initially put the experience down to "the worst night ever" and was shocked to see himself splashed across news sites days later. "I didn't deserve to be treated that way, that's for sure," he told Channel 7. I'm just completely in shock for the whole thing. Mr Reed did not appear in court on Tuesday as he was not required to.