NT Police alleged one of the men had breached parole and threatened residents at a home with a crossbow and shotgun before the dramatic arrest in Coolalinga last week.
Copy linkTwo men arrested at gunpoint by plain-clothed police in a dramatic operation at a Darwin fast food drive-through have been charged with a string of alleged offences.Footage of their dramatic arrest was shared widely on social mediaThe men, aged 30 and 31, were arrested on Thursday last week by officers from the serious crime and tactical policing squads in Coolalinga, on Darwin's outskirts, in a stand-off captured on video by members of the public.
The 30-year-old man, who police said had been the target of the operation, has been charged with 20 alleged offences, including seven counts of aggravated assault, two of dangerous driving and criminal damage and one charge of going armed in public. Police allege the 30-year-old man threatened residents at a home in Gray with a crossbow and shotgun.
Police last week said officers were out of uniform to avoid escalating the alleged offender's behaviour and used beanbag rounds, tasers and capsicum spray in the arrest.
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