A Newcastle City Police Officer has been assaulted overnight following a generally well behaved long weekend across Newcastle.
About 11.00pm Monday 8 June 2020, police attended a call for assistance relating to an intoxicated male behaving in an offensive manner outside a Hotel on Beaumont Street, Hamilton. Police spoke to the 44 year old Newcastle man before issuing him a move-on direction for being intoxicated and disorderly in a public place.
The man initially complied, before returning and approaching police while swearing at them and refusing to move on. He was subsequently placed under arrest and escorted to a caged police vehicle. As he was assisted into the police vehicle it is alleged the male punched a Senior Constable to the face. The officer sustained only minor injury and the offending male was taken to Newcastle Police Station.
He was charged with continue intoxicated behaviour after move on direction and assault police in the execution of their duty. He was released on conditional bail and will face Newcastle Local Court at a later date.
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