Man charged with firearms, drug and DV offences - Orana Mid-Western PD

Monday, 20 January 2025 11:39:41 AM

A man has been charged with firearms, drug and domestic violence offences in the state’s central west.

About 11am on Monday 13 January 2025, officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District were called to a home on David Street, Binnaway, following reports of a domestic violence incident.

Police will allege in court that between 7am and 8am on Monday 13 January 2025, a 41-year-old man assaulted a woman – who was known to him – inside the David Street home.

Upon arrival at the residence, officers established a crime scene and conducted a search, at which time they allegedly located and seized:

• Two .22 foldable revolver pistols,
• An unregistered .177 air rifle,
• A replica military-styled gel blaster,
• A BB gun,
• Two slingshots,
• A prohibited knife,
• Cannabis plants and seeds,
• Handcuffs,
• A baton, and
• Ammunition.

Officers arrested a 41-year-old man and took him to Coonabarabran Police Station, where he was charged with:

• Two counts of possess unregistered firearm – pistol,
• Two counts of possess unregistered firearm - not pistol/prohibited firearm,
• Two counts of possess prohibited drug,
• Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV),
• Possess prohibited plant – small quantity,
• Possess or use a prohibited weapon without permit,
• Possess unauthorised prohibited firearm,
• Possess ammunition without holding licence/permit/authority, and
• Not keep firearm safely – pistol.

He appeared before Dubbo Local Court on Tuesday 14 January 2025, where he was formally bail refused to face Coonabarabran Local Court on Friday 24 January 2025.

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