Man who headbutted boy told jail in his future

A man headbutted a 16-year-old boy so hard his head bounced off a window, the Invercargill District Court was told yesterday.

Christopher Jason Briggs, 29, meatworker, admitted the assault when he appeared before Judge Kevin Phillips.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Rob Mills said the boy was walking along a Gore street on February 13 when Briggs stood over him. The boy cowered against a wall before Briggs headbutted him, Mr Mills said.

The force of the headbutt made the boy's head bounce off the window, he said.

Briggs told police he got angry when he was drinking, Mr Mills said.

Judge Phillips sentenced Briggs to 60 hours' community work and told him jail was approaching.

"You are getting to the stage where a prison sentence is becoming inevitable if you reoffend," he said.

Assault
Dean Parrant was sentenced to five months' jail for assaulting a person on August 8, shoplifting on the same day, breaching his community work on September 29, and trespassing.

Quinton Troy Pascoe, 18, was remanded in custody to March 31 for sentence for assaulting a man by kicking him in the head on February 26, and breaching his intensive supervision on December 1.

Suzie Marie Spencer, 19, beneficiary, was sentenced to three months' community detention, 60 hours' community work, and ordered to pay $500 emotional harm reparation for assaulting a woman on November 13.

False statement
Daniel Michael Moynihan, 28, was sentenced to 60 hours' community work for falsely telling police he had been attacked by men with a knife on February 21.

Lawyer John Fraser said Moynihan had been confronted by three men and, fearing for his safety, concocted the knife story to get police there faster.

Intentional damage
Shane Weller was fined $300 on each charge of wilfully damaging a gate and door at Christchurch on February 21. He was also ordered to pay $929 reparation.

Sean David Smith, 19, of Te Anau, was fined $200 on each charge and ordered to pay $423 reparation for behaving in a disorderly manner likely to cause violence to start, and intentionally damaging doors at the Te Anau airport on March 7.

David John Crawford, 51, meatworker, of Riverton, was ordered to pay $200 reparation for intentionally damaging two glass windows at Otautau on March 10, and fined $200 for threatening to injure a person with intent to frighten him on the same day.

Resisting
Kyle John Padget, 22, contractor, was fined $200 for resisting police and another $200 for breaching the liquor ban on February 26.

Cannabis
Mathieu Jon van Shreven, 29, was remanded on bail to June 8 for sentence for cultivating cannabis on February 19.

Disorderly behaviour
Erin Robin Bishop, 39, shearer, was sentenced to 40 hours' community work for behaving in a disorderly manner likely to cause violence against persons to start on February 13.

Breach
Peter Gavin Thomas, 36, was remanded on bail to June 4 for sentence for breaching community detention on March 3.

Reuben Murray Henriksen, 29, was sentenced to three months' home detention for breaching a protection order and assaulting a female on October 27.

Dawn Theresa Morris, 22, was sentenced to 40 hours' community work for breaching community work at Christchurch on September 22.

Daniel John Eden, 33, fisherman, was sentenced to 60 hours' community work for breaching community work on January 16.

John Adam Botting, 21, was convicted and discharged for breaching community work rules on February 8.

Zane Alexander Charles Berland, 19, was remanded on bail to June 8 for sentence for breaching community work on December 21 and failing to complete the required number of community work hours within the prescribed period on January 24.

Kyle David McGee, 18, will be sentenced on April 23 for breaching community work on January 30.

Burglary
Taryn Nicole Latchford, 20, beneficiary, was sentenced to 80 hours' community work and ordered to pay $477 reparation for burglary on October 14.

Driving
Israel James Ngatai-Grennell, 21, forestry worker, was sentenced to 12 months' jail and disqualified from driving for 15 months for driving while disqualified and driving with a breath alcohol level of 744mcg on September 26.

The court was told Ngatai-Grennell had a prolonged history of driving-related offending.

Tane Duanne Te Raki, 18, was fined $600 and disqualified for 10 months for operating a vehicle in an unnecessary exhibition of speed on March 5.

Jenna Louise Topi, 23, student, was sentenced to 40 hours' community work and disqualified for six months for driving while suspended on March 3.

Drink-driving
Maurice William Hamlin, 59, dairy farmer, of South Hillend, was fined $1300 and disqualified from driving for one year and one month for driving with a breath alcohol level of 761mcg at Winton on January 30, and convicted and discharged for driving while forbidden on the same day.

Brendon Charles Prosser Hamilton, 20, of Winton, was fined $700 and disqualified for seven months for driving with a blood alcohol level of 140mg on February 7 and convicted and discharged for driving carelessly the same day.

Kumeroa Awhina Ratima Karaitiana, 23, shed hand, of Tuatapere, 851mcg at Winton on March 17 last year. Fined $900 and disqualified for seven monthsFined a further $200 for driving carelessly the same day.

Richard John Sanderson, 51, meatworker, 1100mcg and driving while forbidden, both on November 30. Sentenced to three months' community detention, 150 hours' community work, and disqualified for 15 months.

Reuben John Huxtable, 27, shed manager, of Otautau, 594mcg at Ohai on November 15. Sentenced to four months' community detention, 150 hours' community work, and disqualified for 11 months.

Sheldon Lee Woods, 33, courier, of Bluff, 596mcg on February 17. Remanded on bail to June 4 for sentence.

Ian Clifford Stonebanks, 55, 514mcg on March 7. Sentenced to 100 hours' community work and disqualified for nine months.

Alex Joaquin Guarda-Pena, 20, dairy worker, of Kapuka South, 852mcg on March 7. Fined $900 and disqualified for seven months.

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