Detectives from Organised Crime Gangs Group have charged a 31-year-old man with assault occasioning bodily harm in relation to an assault at Nerang on Saturday.
Initial investigations indicate at approximately 12.45pm police were called to a car park on Pappas Way, where a group of persons were involved in a disturbance in which a 38-year-old Coomera man suffered head injuries.
He was transported to Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.
Investigations led detectives to attend a Park Ridge address this afternoon, where a man was taken into custody.
The 31-year-old Park Ridge man has been charged with one count of assault occasioning bodily harm in company and one count of possession of a dangerous drug. He will appear in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court tomorrow.
Investigations are ongoing.
Anyone with information or relevant footage of the incident which may assist investigations is urged to contact police.