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WARATAH WEST SIEGE ENDS IN ARREST

A man is tonight in police custody – the centre of a tense and lengthy siege in Newcastle.

The 38-year-old barricaded himself inside a Waratah unit forcing surrounding streets into lockdown.

Police later uncovering a gun and ammunition inside following his arrest by specialist officers.

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Tyson Cottrill

Tyson Cottrill is a senior reporter and newsreader for Nine NBN News, based in Newcastle. As the Chief Court Reporter, Tyson has covered some of the biggest court cases from across the Hunter and northern New South Wales. Tyson started with the Nine Network in 2007 and has worked in newsrooms in Sydney, the Gold Coast, and Brisbane. A proud Novocastrian, Tyson has spent the majority of his journalism career reporting on the stories that matter in his hometown. Tyson has a Bachelor of Communications from Charles Sturt University.

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