Alleged gunman charged over armed robbery of Clarence Town pub
Troy Justin Rautikanga Anderson, 42, charged with armed robbery of the Erringhi Hotel on June 4.
Police have charged Troy Justin Rautikanga Anderson, 42, with armed robbery and car theft. The charge relates to a hold-up at the Erringhi Hotel in Clarence Town, NSW, early on June 4.
The alleged gunman was one of two masked men. They confronted a 52-year-old bar worker around 6am.
He was struck in the head with a rifle. A second man wielded a baseball bat.
The pair stole about $12,000 and fled in the worker's Toyota Landcruiser. The vehicle was found abandoned nearby.
The worker was taken to John Hunter Hospital with serious head injuries. Anderson is the third arrest.
Police charged a man with the bat in July and the alleged getaway driver in the same month. All three remain before the courts.
- June 4, around 6am
- Robbery date
- Erringhi Hotel, Clarence Town, NSW
- Location
- About $12,000
- Amount stolen
Why it mattersThe arrest closes a major chapter in a violent crime that left a worker seriously injured and signals progress on police investigation methods in regional areas.
AustraliaResidents in Clarence Town and the Hunter region can follow the closure of this violent crime through the local court system; the case affects community safety in NSW regional areas.
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