Hungry Jacks Darwin’s ute passenger who was cornered by police was the subject of a manhunt

A Ute passenger who was cornered by heavily armed police officers 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 plainclothes police at gunpoint on January 5 at the Coolalinga Hungry Jacks in Darwin.

Police will claim he threatened Palmerston locals with a crossbow and shotgun earlier that day.

Observer-captured video of the Hungry Jacks incident shows five undercover officers in hi-vis gear, balaclavas and Centrelink singlets swarming around a blue ute

Frank William Ingram, 30, was one of two men dramatically arrested at gunpoint by plainclothes police on January 5 at the Coolalinga Hungry Jacks

Observer-captured video of the Hungry Jacks incident shows five undercover officers in hi-vis gear, balaclavas and Centrelink singlets swarming around a blue ute.

They then move to arrest the driver and passenger, pointing shotguns, handguns and stun guns at the two men.

A man in the back of the Ute’s cab waved a broken window pane to keep officers at bay while they pointed guns at him at close range.

The NT Police Canine Squad and the Serious Crime Squad were also present.

Darwin Local Court heard that Ingram became the target of a police search after allegedly violating the terms of his bail.

Ingram had been accused of robbing a man with two machetes on July 1, 2021 in Darwin.

Ingram allegedly breached his bail after allegedly threatening residents of a Palmerston home with a crossbow on the morning of January 5.

He later reportedly returned with a shotgun, NT News reported.

At around 6 p.m. the same day, NT police tracked and arrested the blue ute that Ingram was driving on the Stuart Highway to the Hungry Jacks.

Ingram was also on probation for a felony three years ago.

Northern Territory Police showed an image of a crossbow they claim Ingram threatened residents of a home in Palmerston

NT Police also seized a shotgun allegedly used by Ingram to intimidate locals

In 2019, Ingram was sentenced to three years in prison for unlawful use of a vehicle, dangerous driving and criminal damage to property.

He was released without parole after serving 18 months in prison.

Following the Hungry Jacks’ arrest, Ingram was charged with a number of felonies

Offenses included assaulting and assaulting a police officer with a controlled weapon, being armed in public, and recklessly threatening grievous bodily harm.

Ingram also faced charges of failing to comply with storage requirements, damage to property, theft, ammunition, and fireworks.

Ingram faces multiple driving charges, including dangerous driving, driving under the influence, speeding, failing to stop after an accident and “driving in the open back of a vehicle.”

He remains in custody and will return to Darwin Local Court on March 1.

The driver of the Ute was also arrested and will be charged.

Undercover police also pointed handguns and tasers at the ute in which Ingram was a passenger

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