A man has been charged after he was caught allegedly carrying a loaded firearm in Newcastle overnight, NSW Police say.
Police were called to a hotel on Steel Street about 11.30pm (Saturday 6 October 2018), after a man reported he had been threatened with a firearm by another patron.
Officers from Newcastle City Police District attended and spoke with a 28-year-old man.
The man was arrested after a loaded firearm was alledegly found in his pants.
The Merewether man was taken to Newcastle Police Station where he was charged with:
- Possess prohibited firearm;
- Intimidate intend fear, physical or mental harm;
- Possess loaded firearm in public place;
- Possess unregistered firearm – pistol; and,
- Not keep firearm safely – pistol
He was refused bail to appear at Newcastle Bail Court today (Sunday 7 October 2018).
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