Police arrested a 20-year-old male after he attacked a motor vehicle with a machete in Darwin City last night.

The male was involved in an altercation with two other people in Smith Street near the BP Petrol Station at around 8:20pm.  At this point he was armed with a machete and pair of scissors. Despite this, he was knocked to the ground and the two other persons fled the scene.

Immediately after this he stepped out onto the road and struck a passing transit van to the windscreen with the machete. The two people inside the vehicle were uninjured and left the scene.

The incident was reported to a passing police patrol who quickly took action to arrest the male.

He was conveyed to the Darwin Watch House and was charged this morning with:

• Going armed in public
• Possess/carry/use a controlled weapon
• Unlawfully damage property
• Supply false name

He will appear in the Darwin Magistrate’s Court later today.

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