Police Lay Charges - Firearm Offences - Gunn Point

The Northern Territory Police Force has arrested a 51-year-old male for firearm offences in Gunn Point on Sunday.

About 4:20pm, police received reports of a male allegedly pointing a rifle towards persons and threatening harm within a camping area in Gunn Point. It is alleged there was an altercation between a group of people and the man prior to the incident.

Humpty Doo members and specialist command coordinated an arrest plan and the 51-year-old male was taken into custody without incident. Police seized a rifle and ammunition from the camping area.

Police later conducted a search warrant at the male's residence in Marlow Lagoon and seized 7 registered firearms and 1 unregistered firearm. The man's NT firearms licence was revoked and he has since been charged with:

  • Threats to Kill
  • Aggravated assault
  • Fail to meet storage requirements
  • Possess unregistered firearm
  • Possess firearm while intoxicated

He was remanded to appear in Darwin Local Court on 6 May 2025.

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