Sam Walker is believed to have been in the hospital for the birth of his children when armed officers were called to the building
21:16, 18 Aug 2025Updated 21:51, 18 Aug 2025
Sam Walker claims to have been held in custody after armed officers stormed Arrowe Park Hospital(Image: Mick O’Neill)
Sam Walker has claimed he spent four hours in a cell after armed police descended on a Merseyside hospital while he attended the birth of his children. Merseyside Police said armed officers were called to Arrowe Park Hospital in Wirral shortly after 4pm on Sunday, August 17.
The force said a 42-year-old man, formerly of Liverpool, had been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm, with Walker now announcing on his TikTok account that it was him who was arrested at the scene, but puts it down “trolls”.
Speaking in a video posted to his 138,000 followers, he said: “These trolls had armed police charging into the hospital pointing submachine guns at my head, coming straight into the room pointing them at my head.
“The police were only doing their job from what they were told and heard they had received a phone call from someone who had said to them ‘there’s going to be a shoot out’.
“Now, they have that person’s voice so I told police to please check it out and track this person down because they need to be in prison.
“The police are checking that out and they only had me in the prison cell for four hours and then they released me.”
In a previous post on his TikTok account, Walker said: “So many lies from people wanting views off the back of my name. Trolls have stooped to a new low.
“Ringing [a] hospital [where] there’s a bunch of innocent women and men with new born babies making lies up saying there’s a firearm there is as low as it gets.
“Trolls and clout chasers are as low as it gets. To make lies up to get at me is as low as it gets when it affects innocent mums and dads with new babies.”
A police spokesperson said yesterday: “A man has been arrested at Arrowe Park Hospital today, Sunday 17 August. Just after 4pm armed officers were at the scene and detained a man.
“A 42-year-old man formerly from Liverpool has been arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm.
“He is in police custody to be questioned.
“No firearm has been found at this time, however police officers are still at the scene carrying out enquiries and there is no risk to the public.
“Visitors can still access the hospital.”