Western Australian political staffer was arrested for behaving suspiciously . The Deputy Clerk of the Legislative Council Nigel Lake was found by police wearing all black with a baseball bat , latex gloves and a balaclava . He was a kilometre from the home of his boss , the Clerk of the Legislative Council Nigel Pratt . A man who had been in custody since Friday night has now been released on bail after being charged over an alleged plot to kill Premier Colin Barnett. WA Premier Colin Barnett says the incident is 'like a Monty Python episode '
Western Australian political staffer was arrested for behaving suspiciously . The Deputy Clerk of the Legislative Council Nigel Lake was found by police wearing all black with a baseball bat , latex gloves and a balaclava . He was a kilometre from the home of his boss , the Clerk of the Legislative Council Nigel Pratt . He has been suspended from his $ 166,000-a-year position . WA Premier Colin Barnett says the incident is 'like a Monty Python episode '