36-year-old Chambers Flat man arrested after disturbance in Surfers Paradise
A man has been arrested after he allegedly chased a friend with a knife down a popular Gold Coast street.
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A man has been arrested after he allegedly chased a friend with a knife down a busy Gold Coast street.
Emergency services were called to a house on Surfers Paradise’s Aubrey Street at 5.50pm on Sunday after reports of a disturbance.
Acting Superintendent Mark Mooney said officers were called after reports a 36-year-old Chambers Flat man was allegedly chasing a friend down the street with a knife.
Act Supt Mooney said officers found the offender had cut himself on his finger and was still “very agitated”.
He said officers had to use a taser to arrest the man before he was put into the back of an ambulance and was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.
The man was charged with one count each of possession of a knife in a public place, commit public nuisance and obstruct police officer.
He is due to appear at Southport Magistrates Court on June 16.
Investigations are ongoing.
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