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Third gang member arrested after bar brawl

A 27-year-old man has been extradited from Victoria in relation to an assault in June where patrons and staff were allegedly attacked at a bar in Braddon.

Police say that at about 2.30am on June 22, a group of interstate outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) members were involved in the Hopscotch Bar incident that saw patrons and staff assaulted.

At the time police arrested and charged two men involved.

A third Victorian Finks OMCG member was arrested by Victoria Police Echo and Viper Taskforce officers on Wednesday before being extradited on Thursday by ACT Policing Taskforce Invidia officers.

The man has been charged with three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, affray and common assault.

Two arrests after bar brawl in Braddon

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