TEEN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY BEING ARMED AT MP'S OFFICE
- Teen accused of pre-planned terror attack
- Brave museum employee confronted him
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Chilling images have emerged from the livestream of a teen alleged to have brandished a knife in an MP's office as part of a planned terror attack.
Emergency services were called to the Newcastle Museum in Honeysuckle, near the city's CBD, about 12.30pm on Wednesday after reports of a man dressed in tactical gear including wearing a helmet and ballistic vest.
Police arrested Jordan Patten, 19, from Raymond Terrace, who on Thursday morning was charged with one count of 'other acts done in preparation for, or planning, for terrorist act' by the Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT).
The teenager allegedly broadcast the attempted attack live via video website Twitch with a camera strapped to a helmet.
Footage from the livestream shows the man in a bathroom at Newcastle's Civic Theatre before he crossed a road and entered Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp's office.
He then quickly exited the office and walked towards the museum in Workshop Way where a staff member can be heard telling him 'you can't be dressed like that', before raising the alarm.
The employee kept an eye on the man as he entered the building, telling him: 'You need to leave (because you’re) dressed like that sir.'
'Get outside for us please.'
The livestream then shows the man leaving the museum and placing his knife and bag down on a seat before the doors are locked behind him.
The man behind the camera doesn't say a single word during the entire seven-minute video as he leisurely walks between the locations.
A statement from NSW Police confirmed a 'number of items were seized' when he was searched and will be taken for further analysis.
'Following further inquiries, police have become aware of the existence of a document that had been circulated to a number of public figures and media outlets,' the statement reads.
'There is no ongoing threat to the community relation to this investigation.'
The 19-year-old was refused bail in Newcastle Local Court on Thursday.
Anyone with information has been urged to contact police.
