Overview
- Police say the alleged incident occurred on June 7 when a man directed threats at an adult, his pregnant wife and their young child.
- The 53-year-old suspect, who police arrested on Tuesday, was charged with two Commonwealth counts of threatening force or violence ‘due to protected group status’.
- Detectives arrested the man with help from the NT firearms enforcement unit and the Joint Counter Terrorism Team, and officers seized his firearms and suspended his firearms licence as part of risk mitigation.
- He was granted bail and is due to appear at Darwin Local Court on October 1 for the next step in the criminal process.
- NT Police publicly condemned the alleged conduct and said using Commonwealth hate‑offence provisions aims to hold people accountable and protect targeted communities from intimidation.