Man charged over police officer assault
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The man has been charged with two counts of assault (ABC News: Cate Grant, file photo)
A Queensland man has been charged with assaulting an off-duty police officer on the state's central coast earlier this evening.
The officers has suffered a bruised cheek after he was allegedly punched in the face by a 25 -year old man, in a Gladstone hotel at around 6.30pm AEST.
The man then also allegedly assaulted a hotel staff member.
He has been charged with two counts of assault and will appear in Gladstone Magistrates Court on October 30.
