Jail was the only option for a Whangarei man who thumbed his nose at court release conditions a staggering 13 times and abused supervising officers while doing community work.
Zane Michael Johnson, 21, was told by Judge John McDonald in the Whangarei District Court last week that he was the worst offender in terms of breaching court orders he had seen in a little over nine years he'd been on the bench.
Johnson appeared for sentencing on two breaches of community work and the probation service filed an application for review of his community work sentence.
Johnson was sentenced to 110 hours community work on April 2 in lieu of a $9000 fine. Judge McDonald said on a rare occasion Johnson turned up for community work on May 21, he bad mouthed the person supervising him, began shouting at her and attempted to take her phone.
Community corrections, the judge said, could file for a review of sentence if work wasn't done satisfactorily.