BY ISABEL EVERETT
A man has been charged with outstanding warrants and firearm offences after a public-place shooting in Stockton earlier this month.
On Tuesday June 16th, Police attended a licenced premises on Maitland Road, Mayfield, and arrested a 31-year-old man at about 8.30pm.
The alleged shooting occurred just after 7pm on Tuesday June 9th, on Fullerton Street, Stockton.
Police have been told two vehicles – a blue SUV and a utility – were involved in a driving incident before the SUV driver allegedly produced a firearm and discharged it towards the utility.
The SUV was driven away, last seen turning onto King Street.
During a search of man, police located a sawn-off firearm and several rounds of ammunition.
He was taken to Newcastle Police Station, where he was charged with possess unregistered firearm-prohibited firearm, possess shortened firearm (not pistol) w/o authority, not keep firearm safely - prohibited firearm, possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority and for two outstanding warrants.
The man has been refused bail to face Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday June 17th.
