Police have charged a man with armed robbery after he allegedly assaulted a taxi driver at Pimlico this morning.
Emergency services were called at approximately 4.15am to reports a taxi driver had been assaulted during a fare evasion.
The passenger left the scene on foot, but was arrested by police nearby a short time later.
The 23-year-old Hughenden man has been charged with one count each of armed robbery and unlawful possession of a weapon.
He will appear in the Townsville Magistrates Court on Monday, December 4.
The taxi driver remains in the Townsville University Hospital in a stable condition with head injuries.
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