Sharpshooting was not the skill of a Blenheim man who tried to shoot his letterbox but broke a neighbour's window instead.
Corey Tipene Thompson, 22, had had a few drinks when he decided to load his airgun and shoot at the letterbox in Graham St, the Blenheim District Court heard on Monday.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Graham Single said the pellet missed the letterbox and went through the window of a house on the other side of the street.
Undeterred, Thompson tried again later but missed again, hitting the same house.
Defence lawyer John Holdaway said Thompson was sorry for what he did.
Judge Bruce Davidson fined Thompson $100 and ordered him to pay $150 for the broken window. He also ordered the destruction of the gun and ammunition.
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