A 19-year-old man will face a NSW court accused of stalking another man and bashing him with a baseball bat in Lake Macquarie.
Police also found a firearm and ammunition when they arrested him at a home in Cardiff at 8pm (AEDT) on Saturday.
It's alleged the man assaulted another 19-year-old man with a baseball bat at Edgeworth at 10.30am and was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
Police say his alleged attacker has been charged with assault, possessing a firearm, contravening an Apprehended Violence Order (AVO), and one charge of stalking or intimidating.
Police would not say how the men knew each other, but confirmed they were known to police.
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"That AVO is from a domestic from a few days earlier," a NSW police spokesman told AAP.
The man was refused bail at Newcastle Bail Court on Sunday, and will appear at the same court on Monday.
