A man has been arrested after throwing chairs and destroying property at a licenced premises.
At about 11.00am on Friday, September 13 a 49-year-old St Marys man attended a licenced premises on the Great Western Highway in St Marys.
The man was in the main bar area of the premises and has bought an alcoholic drink. The man then sat with another patron and has made threats to burn the premises down. The other patron found the manager and informed them of the man’s comments.
At about 11.20am the 49-year-old man stood up from his seat, walked across the main bar area, picked up a chair and rammed the chair into a betting terminal which damaged the screen.
The man then walked over to a TV that was hanging on the wall and threw the chair into the TV, destroying it. The man then picked up the chair and threw it at another TV that was hanging on the wall, destroying it.
The man walked back to the bar and picked up another chair and rammed the chair into a TAB machine and another machine terminal, causing both to be smashed and damaged. The man then sat back down at his original table.
Police were contacted and the man was arrested. As the man was being escorted out, he began to make threats to burn the premises down.
The man was taken to Penrith Police Station where he was formally charged. The man was bail refused and is due to appear in Penrith Local Court on Wednesday, September 18.
Emily Chate
Emily Chate joined The Western Weekender in 2024, and covers local news - primarily courts and politics. A graduate of the University of Wollongong, Emily has contributed to The Daily Telegraph and worked as a freelance journalist.