Former Lismore mayoral candidate Big Rob will appear in Lismore Local Court next month after being arrested by Lismore detectives on Friday.
The 45-year-old live-streamed his arrest on Facebook prior to being charged with three offences relating to incident at a restaurant earlier last week.
Police will allege the 45-year-old Lismore man had a disagreement with a female victim at a restaurant in Lismore on Tuesday, November 22 and subsequently assaulted her.
After the victim left, police said she discovered that the 45-year-old had been using Facebook to post comments that she found to be intimidating, harassing and menacing.
Mr Rob was arrested on Friday afternoon at Lismore Police Station. He was charged with assault, intimidation and using a carriage service to menace/harass/offend.
He was released on conditional bail and will appear in Lismore Local Court in December.
Mr Rob, who operates a number of Facebook sites focussed on crime and politics, was a mayoral candidate in the recent local government election but managed just over three per cent of the vote.
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