BY IAN CROUCH
A 16-hour siege at Muswellbrook has ended with a man being arrested and taken to hospital.
Just after 2.00pm yesterday (Thursday 25 June, 2026), Hunter Valley Police went to a home in Parkinson Avenue to execute an arrest warrant and attempted to speak to a 58-year-old man at the address.
However, the man refused to leave the home and allegedly threatened the officers.
Police set up a perimeter and a siege situation developed.
Just before 6.00am today (Friday 26 June 2026), police say several tactics were used in an effort to arrest the man, including the use of beanbag rounds.
The man was assessed by paramedics before being taken to the John Hunter Hospital for further assessment.
Inquiries into the incident are continuing.
