A Blenheim teen has been sent to prison for stealing a $25,000 ute, rolling it and setting in on fire.
Nathaniel Bourchier, 18, appeared yesterday in the Blenheim District Court and was sentenced to one year in jail for unlawfully taking a motor vehicle and intentional damage.
Judge Bruce Davidson said Bourchier stole the ute from Seddon on June 17 and picked up some friends. They were involved in a crash before setting the car alight to avoid identification.
Defence counsel John Holdaway said Bourchier had a "highly disruptive" upbringing and the offending was opportunistic.
The three months Bourchier had spent in custody since admitting the charges should also be taken into account, he said.
Judge Davidson said Bourchier had been in State care from a young age and deserved some sympathy for his upbringing.
He did not order any reparation because it would be "hopeless" getting the money off Bourchier.
Car stolen for engine A 21-year-old Renwick man who stole a car from an elderly couple to take its engine has been sentenced to community work.
Aaron Julius McConnachie was sentenced to 180 hours' community work for unlawfully taking a car and was ordered to pay $500 reparation.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Steve Frost said McConnachie and an associate used a key to get into the car about 11.30pm on February 21 and pushed the car onto the road.
Police recovered the engine McConnachie had put in his own car, but never found the car, Mr Frost said.
McConnachie was also disqualified for six months for an unrelated charge of sustained loss of traction.
Attack with rock earns jailA Blenheim teenager has been sent back to prison for attacking another man with a rock.
Shannon Eric George Takimoana, 19, was yesterday sentenced to seven months' jail for assault with a weapon.
Judge Davidson said Takimoana's victim had a gash to his head that needed medical attention and took time off work as a result of the unprovoked attack.
Takimoana had been remanded in custody since July.
Defence counsel Philip Watson said that during his time in custody, Takimoana had completed courses through the prison and was remorseful and regretful for his actions.
Hard lesson learned over theftsA teenager involved in a spate of thefts and burglaries in Picton and Blenheim was "egged on" by his friends, according to his defence lawyer.
Shannon Robert Ward, 19, was sentenced to five months' community detention, nine months' supervision, 100 hours' community work and ordered to pay $337.50 reparation.
Judge Davidson said the nine charges related to the theft of dinghies and outboard motors at the Waikawa marina and a warehouse in Blenheim where a collection of vintage cars were kept.
Defence counsel John Holdaway said Ward had been "egged on" by associates and was "learning how to say `no' the hard way".
Man denies indecent assaultAn Auckland man has denied charges of indecently assaulting a girl over a three-year period, and will reappear in the Blenheim District Court in November.
The 36-year-old man, who has interim name suppression, was granted bail to return to a house in the Rodney district, north of Auckland.
The charge sheets state that the offending happened between 2004 and 2007 and involved the same girl, who was then aged between 3 and 7.
No jail sentence for cannabis A Blenheim man escaped a jail sentence when he was yesterday sentenced on cannabis charges.
Anthony John Cruickshank, 45, was instead sentenced to 200 hours' community work and 12 months' supervision for possessing cannabis for sale.
Defence counsel Philip Watson said a report into home or community detention could not be completed because Cruickshank rented rooms to transient workers and the views of others in the household was needed to consider those options.
Judge Davidson said police found 91 grams of cannabis, worth up to $2000, when they searched Cruickshank's home in April.
The judge said he had considered a starting point of about 18 months' jail, which took into account Cruickshank's $12,000 in fines.
"Don't for one moment think you have pulled the wool over people's eyes. If you breach [your sentence] you will be sent to jail," he said.
Drink-driver denied bail A Canvastown woman with multiple drink-driving convictions was denied bail because the judge believed she would end up killing someone on the road.
Deborah Ann Buchanan, 46, was to be sentenced on her seventh charge of drink-driving, sustained loss of traction, refusing to give a blood sample and refusing to accompany police, but a report considering home or community detention had not been completed.
Judge Davidson said there were "obvious issues with public safety" if he granted bail.
Police stopped Buchanan on October 7 near Havelock. She recorded an excess breath alcohol level of 911 micrograms (legal limit 400mcg).
She was remanded in custody and will appear for sentencing on November 22.
More drink-driving chargesOther drink-drivers dealt with yesterday:
Kui Salonika Te Awa, 50, cleaner, Blenheim, excess breath alcohol of 653mcg, third or subsequent charge; will be sentenced on November 8.
Julius Charles Bradley, 28, Havelock, excess blood alcohol of 135mg; 80 hours' community work, eight months' disqualification.
Edward James Macpherson, 23, Blenheim, 705mcg; $500, disqualified for six months.
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