UPDATE:
A man accused of shooting another man with a bolt gun at in the Hunter Valley is due to face court again today after being refused bail in Singleton Court.
Stephen Orr allegedly shot the 67-year-old at a home at Paynes Crossing on Sunday, leaving the alleged victim with two fractured vertebrae.
Police say the pair went to a licensed premises at Pokolbin earlier in the day after meeting online.
EARLIER:
A man has been the victim of a terrifying attack in Pokolbin from a man he met online.
Police say, two men - a 55 and 67-year-old - caught up at a pub on Broke Road yesterday afternoon after meeting online.
From there the two men went to a home on Wollombi Road where it's alleged the older man assaulted the 55-year-old with a bolt gun and also threatened him with a firearm.
A physical altercation erupted between the pair before the older man managed to flee and stop a passing motorist.
The motorists took him to Cessnock Hospital and he's since been transferred to John Hunter Hospital with two fractured vertebrae and a laceration to his neck.
While the man nurses his injuries, police commenced investigations which led them to a house on Casey Drive in Singleton where they arrested the 55-year-old.
He was taken to Maitland Police Station where he was charged with cause grevious bodily harm with intent.
He was refused bail and faces Singelton Local Court today.
