BY IAN CROUCH
A Mayfield man is due to front court next month charged with allegedly posting a video threatening a Federal parliamentarian.
The Australian Federal Police National Security Investigations team launched an investigation earlier this month after receiving a report about concerning content being posted on a social media platform, including threats to harm a high office holder.
Further inquiries revealed further alleged threats, linked to the same social media account were posted between October 2025 and June this year.
Officers searched a Mayfield property yesterday (Tuesday 23 June 2026), allegedly finding an electronic device, USB storage device, a black replica pistol with two magazines, clothing and face coverings.
They arrested a 35-year-old man.
He's been granted conditional bail to face Newcastle Court on July 30 charged with possessing a prohibited weapon and threatening to cause serious harm to a Commonwealth official.
