New development in dramatic video of heavily-armed police cornering two people in a ute at a fast food restaurant drive-through
- Plain-clothed cops in armed raid of ute at NT Hungry Jacks
- Passenger cops pointed weapons at was the subject of a manhunt
- Frank William Ingram allegedly threatened locals with a crossbow
The passenger of a ute that was cornered by heavily armed cops in a fast food drive-through was the subject of a manhunt at the time.
Frank William Ingram, 30, was one of two men arrested by plain-clothes police at gunpoint at the Coolalinga Hungry Jacks, in Darwin, on January 5.
Police will allege he threatened Palmerston locals earlier that day with a crossbow and shotgun.
Video of the Hungry Jacks incident taken by observers shows five undercover cops dressed in high-vis, balaclavas and Centrelink singlets swarming around a blue ute
Frank William Ingram, 30, was one of two men dramatically arrested by plain-clothes police at gunpoint at the Coolalinga Hungry Jacks on January 5
Video of the Hungry Jacks incident taken by observers shows five undercover cops dressed in high-vis, balaclavas and Centrelink singlets swarming around a blue ute.
They then move to arrest the driver and passenger, pointing shotguns, handguns and tasers at the two men.
A man in the back of the ute’s cab waved a broken window screen to keep officers at bay while they pointed weapons at him from close range.
The NT Police’s dog squad and Serious Crime Squad was also in attendance.
Darwin Local Court heard Ingram became the target of a police search after allegedly breaching the terms of his bail.
Ingram had been accused of robbing a man in Darwin using two machetes on July 1, 2021.
Ingram allegedly breached his bail after he allegedly threatened the occupants of a Palmerston home with a crossbow on the morning of January 5.
He then allegedly returned later with a shotgun, NT News reported.
Around 6pm the same day NT Police tracked the blue ute Ingram was traveling in to the Hungry Jacks on the Stuart Highway and arrested him.
Ingram was also out on parole for an offence dating back three years ago.
Northern Territory police showed an image of a crossbow they allege Ingram used to threaten the occupants of a Palmerston home
NT police also confiscated a shotgun they allege Ingram used to intimidate locals
In 2019, Ingram was sentenced to three years in prison for unlawfully using a vehicle, dangerous driving and damage to property.
He was released after his 18 months non-parole period in prison.
Following the Hungry Jacks arrest, Ingram was charged with a range of offences
Assault, and assaulting a police officer while carrying a controlled weapon, being armed in public and recklessly endangering serious harm were among the offences.
Ingram also faced charges relating to failing to meet storage requirements, damaging property, stealing, ammunition and fireworks.
Ingram faces several driving charges including dangerous driving, drug driving, speeding, not stopping after a crash and ‘travelling in the open load space of a vehicle’.
He remains remanded in custody and will return to Darwin Local Court on March 1.
The driver of the ute was also arrested and faces charges.
Undercover police also pointed handguns and tasers in the at the ute in which Ingram was a passenger
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