An intoxicated man has been charged after he assaulted three men he didn't know on Charlestown Road in Charlestown yesterday.
At about 3:30pm the man left a licensed premises when he then began assaulting an unknown man who was simply walking past the location.
The 24 year old then moved on assaulting another man he didn't know, before making his way into traffic punching a 43 year old man several times in the head, who was stopped in the traffic in his car.
Before long the man was apprehended by shocked onlookers and held until police arrived at the scene.
The man did resist arrest and had to be subdued with OC spray before being taken to Belmont Police Station.
He has been charged with affray, resist arrest, common assault and offensive language, and refused bail to appear in Newcastle Local Court today.
Police are still investigating and are urging onlookers, and the unknown victims, to come forward and give statements.
None of the victims required medical treatment.
