A man will face court today charged with seven offences including common assault, assault police and animal cruelty, alleged to have occurred at a home in Raymond Terrace.
Police have been told a man allegedly damaged walls and various household items before threatening a man known to him at a home on Banks Street earlier this week.
Early yesterday morning (Thursday 1 May 2025), the man allegedly attempted to hit the other man with a baseball bat, before allegedly striking a dog with the bat.
Police have been told that the man also allegedly threw a shoe at the dog several hours later.
Officers attached Port Stephens-Hunter Police District were notified and attended the property where they arrested a 41-year-old man.
During the arrest, the man allegedly resisted arrest and punched an officer to the face, resulting in grazing and swelling.
He was taken to Raymond Terrace Police Station where he was charged with destroy or damage property, armed with intent to commit indictable offence, stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm, common assault (DV), commit an act of cruelty upon an animal, hinder or resist police officer in the execution of duty, and assault police officer in execution of duty cause actual bodily harm.
He was refused bail to appear before Raymond Terrace Local Court today (Friday 2 May 2025).
