A 57-year-old Urangan man has been charged with ten offences, including attempted murder, following a PSPA declaration in Urangan last night.
Police were called to a Boat Harbour Drive address around midday yesterday and located a man armed with a knife making threats.
An emergency declaration was subsequently declared around 6.30pm and negotiations with the man continued overnight.
Officers deployed a taser and took the man into custody around 6.45am this morning.
During the interactions, the man sustained a minor injury to his head and was transported to hospital.
One police officer also sustained a minor injury to his right arm.
The 57-year-old Urangan man has been charged with two counts of attempt to murder, four counts serious assault police officer whilst armed with a weapon, wilful damage of police property, possessing dangerous drugs, contravening order about information necessary to access information stored electronically, and use a carriage service to make a threat to cause serious harm.
He has been refused police bail and is due to appear in the Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on August 21.
Earlier media release: Update 2: PSPA Revoked, Hervey Bay – Queensland Police News (mypolice.qld.gov.au)
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