Former NRL and State of Origin player Chris Walker has been arrested on the Gold Coast on Saturday night in relation to domestic violence allegations, according to reports.
Queensland Police confirmed a 46-year-old Currumbin Waters man was arrested on Saturday night and later charged with several domestic violence offences.
“Officers attended a Whitsunday Drive, Currumbin Waters address around 5:50pm after receiving information a man was wanted for alleged domestic violence offences being taken into custody a short time later,” police said in a statement.
They confirmed a 46-year-old Currumbin Waters man has been charged with sevral offences, including three counts of common assault and one count each of using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause offence, unlawful stalking, intimidation, harassing or abuse.
He is due to appear in Southport Magistrates Court on Monday.
According to Nine News, police alleged Walker fled in a ute down a nearby street when police attempted to arrest him at his home, before abandoning the car and running on foot, jumping over fences and into a nearby backyard.
Police units reportedly combed the streets surrounding Whitsunday Drive in Currumbin Waters.
He was eventually found after a two-hour search, allegedly hiding under a pontoon in nearby canals.
Walker played for several clubs in the NRL from 1999 to 2011, most notably the Brisbane Broncos and Sydney Roosters. He also had stints with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Melbourne Storm, Gold Coast Titans, Parramatta Eels and French club Catalans Dragons.
He also played for the Queensland Maroons in the 2001 and 2002 State of Origin series.
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