The Northern Territory Police Force has arrested a 51-year-old male for firearm offences in Gunn Point on Sunday.
About 4:20pm, police received reports of a male allegedly pointing a rifle towards persons and threatening harm within a camping area in Gunn Point. It is alleged there was an altercation between a group of people and the man prior to the incident.
Humpty Doo members and specialist command coordinated an arrest plan and the 51-year-old male was taken into custody without incident. Police seized a rifle and ammunition from the camping area.
Police later conducted a search warrant at the male’s residence in Marlow Lagoon and seized 7 registered firearms and 1 unregistered firearm. The man’s NT firearms licence will be revoked for 10 years and he has since been charged with:
- Threats to Kill
- Aggravated assault
- Fail to meet storage requirements
- Possess unregistered firearm
- Possess firearm while intoxicated
He was remanded to appear in Darwin Local Court on 6 May 2025.
