A man has been charged with firearms and domestic violence offences in the Hunter Valley region.
About 7.30pm on Wednesday 16 August 2023, a 59-year-old man allegedly threatened a 56-year-old woman with a firearm before firing a shot on the property at Pyne Way, Mount View.
The woman was able to escape and notify police attached to the Hunter Valley Police District, who commenced an investigation into the incident.
With assistance from PolAir, the man was tracked to an address on Short Street, Speers Point, where he was arrested by specialist police attached to the Tactical Operations Unit about 1am on Thursday 17 August 2023.
The man was taken to Belmont Police Station and charged with armed with intent to commit indictable offence, fire firearm manner likely injure persons/property, possess loaded firearm endanger life not public, common assault, and stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm.
Following the arrest, at 2.20pm, a search warrant was executed at the home on Pyne Way, where police seized firearms, ammunition and prohibited drugs.
The man was refused bail to appear before Belmont Local Court, where he was formally refused bail to appear at Cessnock Local Court on Tuesday 12 September 2023.
Inquiries are ongoing.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
