Alleged Facebook felon gets Marketplace ban
Facebook Marketplace just lost another user - at least until April 15 anyway.
That’s when is set to reappear at Thames District Court to answer for one charge of obtaining by deception over $1000.
She is the second person in just two weeks to appear before Day in the Dock with allegations linked to the online marketplace, with a Taupō woman using it for a caravan con.
Bergersen appeared yesterday and her lawyer requested she be remanded without plea, and also referenced the police request she have no access to the internet, asking if that could just be limited to Facebook marketplace.
“Not to use any device to access Facebook Marketplace?” asked Judge Stephen Clark. He granted her remand without plea and set a April 15 date for her return, with the condition “not to use any electronic device to access Facebook Marketplace”.
landed his spell in the dock thanks to a laundry list of allegations including assault with intent to injure, speaks threateningly, assault, threats to kill, assault with a blunt instrument, assault on a person in a family relationship and contravening a protection order.
His lawyer told the court the matter had
Kerry Bergersen Jayden O’Neill
been complicated after “police haven’t been able to locate the complainant”, but that that individual had since been found.
However, she also said she “hadn’t heard from the defendant in quite a long time, so instructions are sparse”.
She said the alleged offending related to the same victim, and that during one day he made 46 calls to her mobile phone. He also “threatened to kill her”. “That’s the position he’s in now,” she said.
Judge Clark ordered the matter to be stood down to allow him to examine a number of documents, including the police summary of facts.
Keanu Watene
arrived at court courtesy of a 130km/hr sprint down SH25, among other charges.
Facing sentencing on charges of excess breath alcohol, failure to stop, dangerous driving and unlicensed driving, his lawyer opted for a motoring metaphor by way of mitigation.
“The wheels fell off when he stopped working at the meat works,” she said.
Judge Clark said the offending spanned two separate days, and involved a car being fished from a river, and the 130km/hr drive on SH25.
“Across both lanes of SH25, flicking lights on and off to navigate corners and avoid police,” Judge Clark said.
Sentencing Watene to six months community detention, supervision for 12 months and a 12-month driving disqualification, he also recommended he obtain a drivers licence.
“Or you’ll keep coming back to court.” Car trouble of a different type saw a warrant
Adam Middleton,
to arrest issued for who was scheduled to appear to face one charge of breaching community work.
“He emailed the court this morning indicating he had car trouble,” his lawyer said.
After the prosecuting sergeant requested a warrant, his lawyer asked if it “could lie in court”.
“It’s simply a petrol issue”.
Judge Clark said the warrant would lie in court until 10am on Tuesday.
appeared and via his lawyer, entered not guilty pleas to charges of threatening to kill/do grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon.
He is set to reappear on May 10. Driving while suspended to pick up food for a “tired” partner landed his day in the dock, and his fourth driving suspension.
He made the “wrong choice”, his lawyer told the court, and requested her client receive community work and a 12 month driving ban.
“He is the only breadwinner. . . and gives his apologies to the court,” she said.
“You’ve been suspended four times. Mostly for speeding, your driving is not good at all,” said Judge Clark.
Sentencing Rule to 80 hours community work and a 12 months driving ban he told him “to be frank you took a chance and got caught”.