Brisbane Broncos star Payne Haas was arrested after he was allegedly verbally abusive to police.
Haas had been at Jack Evans Boat Harbour on Coral Street at Tweed Heads, on the New South Wales north coast, at 10pm on Saturday.
NSW Police say they spoke to a 21-year-old man and woman before the man allegedly became verbally abusive towards officers. He was arrested and taken to Tweed Heads Police Station where he was charged with offensive language and intimidate police officer in execution of duty, police said.
Brisbane Broncos star Payne Haas will face court after he was arrested over an alleged incident
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