David Simpson: Nowra man charged with domestic violence and firearm offences

NAMED: A Nowra man is facing multiple domestic violence and firearms offences after he allegedly threatened a woman with a firearm.

The 25-year-old man was arrested in Nowra.

A man has been charged with a number of domestic violence offences on the NSW south coast, after allegedly threatening a woman with a firearm.

David Simpson, 25, faced Nowra Local Court on Friday charged with stalk/intimidate intend fear physical harm DV, use carriage service to menace/harass/offend, possess unregistered firearm pistol, use unregistered firearm pistol, not keep firearm pistol safely, possess unauthorised pistol and use unregistered firearm pistol.

The Nowra man is yet to enter pleas.

On Thursday morning, police received a report that a woman had allegedly received multiple threatening text messages and videos from a man known to her in Nowra.

The videos allegedly showed a man pointing a pistol at the camera.

A pistol was allegedly seized by police following the arrest.

Officers attached to Southern Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team immediately launched an investigation into the incident, and following inquiries, arrested Simpson at a hotel on Junction St, Nowra.

During the arrest police allegedly located a pistol on the 25-year-old, which was seized for forensic examination.

Simpson was taken to Nowra police station where he was charged.

He was refused bail at the Nowra Local Court on Tuesday and will return to the same court on July 24 via video link from custody.

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