Fine for false information about Scott Guy murder

A Hamilton teen told police investigating the murder of Scott Guy he drove past Mr Guy's house on the morning of the shooting and saw a car parked on a nearby side road. Photo / supplied

A third man has been dealt with for feeding false information to police investigating the murder of Manawatu farmer Scott Guy.

Andrew Colin George Jacobs, 18, of Hamilton was fined $500 in Hamilton District Court yesterday for obstructing justice.

Mr Guy was gunned down on the driveway of his Aorangi Rd house near Feilding on the morning of July 8 last year.

Police said Jacobs, formerly of Feilding, called an inquiry hotline after an episode of Police Ten 7 appealed for information about the killing, The Manawatu Standard reported.

He told investigators he drove past Mr Guy's house on the morning of the shooting and saw a car parked on a nearby side road.

In November Manawatu prisoner Shaun Francis Whittaker, 34, was further jailed for three months after telling police he could name a friend who confessed to shooting Mr Guy.

He was also ordered to pay $8545 to police for wasting their time.

In December a 16-year-old boy was referred to police youth aid after providing false information.

Mr Guy's brother-in-law Ewen Kerry Macdonald has since been arrested and charged with his murder.

- NZPA