Police have charged a man following an incident at a business in Paget this morning.
It will be alleged around 10.20am police were called to a Caterpillar Drive business after reports an armed man attended, threatened the manager and was holding him in the office.
Police negotiators spoke with the man and after around 20 minutes the employee was released.
The man then surrendered without further incident.
The employee was not physically injured.
A 61-year-old Carmilla man has been charged with one count each of dangerous conduct with a weapon (replica handgun) and deprivation of liberty. He will appear at the Mackay Magistrates Court tomorrow, March 12.
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