Movie stuntman charged after Murwillumbah anti-vaccination protest
A movie stuntman who copped more than $7000 in fines after a protest at the Queensland-New South Wales border is again in trouble with the law.
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A Hollywood movie stuntman who twice rode his white horse in border protests has been charged by police.
Michael Corrigan, 52, was charged with unlawfully participating in an outdoor gathering during the NSW lockdown after attending the anti-vax protest at Murwillumbah on Tuesday.
It came after he was fined more than $7000 by both Queensland and NSW police after galloping his horse through border blockades during a rowdy protest at Coolangatta-Tweed Heads last month.
Police said Mr Corrigan, who has appeared in films including Thor: Ragnarok, surrendered to Murwillumbah police on Wednesday.
He will face Murwillumbah Magistrates Court on
September 22.
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