A Northlander has been found guilty at re-trial of discharging a firearm twice during a police pursuit.
It took the jury in the High Court at Whangārei just over an hour yesterday to find Heta Lloyd, also known as Heta Brass, guilty on the main charges of using a firearm against police, dangerous driving and driving while disqualified.
Other charges he was found guilty of were failing to stop for police, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of explosives (ammunition), possession of a knife in public, two charges of possessing Class C drugs - cannabis and cannabis seeds - and possession of a meth pipe.
The re-trial was held after a jury last year was unable to decide if the 30-year-old was the driver police pursued from Awanui onto State Highway 1 and through a mesh of gravel forestry roads on the night of July 25, 2018.
Police believed the driver was Lloyd - who with his partner also in the vehicle cut corners, failed to stop at a forestry road intersection, and reached speeds well in excess of 100km/h.