Dunedin District Court

A DRINKDRIVER who drove dangerously in Riccarton Rd, near Mosgiel, refused to open the door for police who arrived at his house very soon afterwards. They had to force entry. And while they were trying to negotiate with him, as he was locked in the bathroom, he said ‘‘I hope you’ve got your vests on because I’ll come straight for your throat’’.

Peter John Carr (50), of Outram, had admitted driving with a breathalcohol level of 746mcg, driving dangerously, and speaking threateningly, on March 18.

His pleas followed a sentencing indication sought yesterday at an appearance by audiovisual link before Judge John Macdonald in the Dunedin District Court.

The police summary said Carr was driving erratically on the Southern Motorway, weaving between lanes and at one point crashed into a median barrier, about 3.20pm.

Followed by a witness, Carr continued driving towards East Taieri.

In Riccarton Rd, he reached speeds of between 100kmh and 120kmh, weaved across the centre line and caused other drivers to take evasive action.

Located at his home moments after he was last seen in Riccarton Rd, he refused to open the door for officers, who had to force entry.

And he told them ‘‘get out of my house or there will be trouble’’.

At the Dunedin Central police station, his breathalcohol level was found to be 746mcg.

In explanation, he said he was not driving. Someone else drove him to his house and he started drinking when he arrived.

Judge Macdonald noted Carr’s court list now ran to 32 pages. Carr had a number of previous drinkdriving offences, the last in 2015, he said.

Counsel Steve Turner said that before the offending, Carr had removed himself from the criminal justice system and had been on the right track.

For drinkdriving, Carr was sentenced to 10 months’ jail and disqualified from driving indefinitely (with zero alcohol provisions to follow).

All other matters, including convictions for stealing two cans of beer (together valued at $11.88) the property of Mitchells Family Foodcentre, at Outram on February 12, and stealing a bottle of alcohol (value $38.99), the property of Cableways tavern on November 16, brought twomonth jail terms (concurrent with the 10 months).

For dangerous driving there was a ninemonth disqualification. Reparation of $11.88 and $38.99 is to be paid on the thefts. Carr has six months’ release conditions after his sentence.

Other convictions A Liam Timothy Stirling (20), of Dunedin, breach of community work (sentenced to 140 hours in January, failed to report on 10 occasions), November 23February 8; breach of release conditions (released from prison in October, failed to report to Probation), January 9 to January 30; theft of vehicle, driving while disqualified, theft (Stirling broke into car on Mason St by smashing rear window, drove to Z Energy Kaikorai Valley Rd, stole $102 of petrol), January 1516; arson (Stirling drove to a wood yard on Ravensbourne Rd, crashed into a skip, shredded the tyres by accelerating, burned out the car by setting fire to a seatbelt, told police he destroying evidence), January 21; trespass (went into Night’n Day in the Octagon, put sushi down pants, approached by store security, said he intended to pay for it), January 27; two years three months’ imprisonment, six months’ disqualification.

A Keith Andrew WicksCairns (29), of Dunedin, three breaches of parole (left Dunedin city boundary limits without prior approval of probation on February 25, possessed and consumed alcohol and nonprescribed drug Tramadol on February 27, breached curfew on March 6), five months’ jail (each charge, concurrent; defendant effectively due for release; no prison release conditions but remains subject to parole conditions until July 21. Counsel Andy Belcher said the breaches ‘‘minor in the grand scheme of things’’; defendant described in presentence material as having tendency to make snap decisions.

A Tania Mere Wairau (aka Taumata) (52), of Dunedin, burglary (went to a Lowe St address three times while residents were away, took children’s clothes, toys and other items stored in basement, on her final visit victims returned and saw her with their property; defence counsel Campbell Savage said Wairau had helped the young family pay a power bill and they had failed to reimburse her despite repeated requests, Judge Macdonald said the defendant’s risk of offending was low now she was medicated for her mentalhealth issues, the property was returned), November 34, six months’ home detention.

A Kelvin George Tomlinson (44), of Dunedin, breach of protection order (victim received a message on Facebook from unknown sender, it was clearly from defendant professing his love for her, later sent another message warning the woman her expartner may want to befriend her), November 2; breach of Medicines Act (police executed search warrant at Tomlinson’s home, found four vials of testosterone in a wardrobe, defendant said he was storing them for a friend), November 23; four months’ home detention.