A man has been charged with a number of offences including assault after police were called to a hotel in Wickham yesterday.
\nAbout 7.35pm (Monday 22 October 2018), officers from Newcastle City were called to a hotel on Maitland Road following reports of an assault.
\nOn arrival officers were told a 47-year-old man allegedly threatened a female staff member after he was asked to leave due to his level of intoxication.
\nIt\u2019s alleged the man punched a male patron before throwing a schooner glass towards him causing it to smash on the ground.
\nThe patron suffered minor injuries \u2013 not from the glass \u2013 and didn\u2019t require medical treatment.
\nPolice arrested the man and during a search officers allegedly located a large amount of money and a billiard ball wrapped within a sock.
\nThe man was taken to Newcastle Police Station where he was charged with intimidation, common assault, goods in custody suspected of being stolen or unlawfully obtained and custody of an offensive implement in a public place.
\nHe was refused bail and will appear in Newcastle Local Court today (Tuesday 23 October 2018).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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