The Supreme Court has rejected an application for leave to appeal by a man jailed for more than 13 years after he left a trail of traumatised victims in Tauranga.
Donny Falakoa was jailed for 13-and-half years on October 15, 2015, for a slew of offences in July 2014 in Tauranga and a crime spree during the previous six months.
Over that six months, Falakoa committed several serious offences, starting with aggravated robbery of a business during which the occupants were threatened and assaulted.
He then stole a vehicle and led police on a high-speed chase on July 30, 2014, after a driving complaint on State Highway 2 near Katikati, and deliberately rammed a
police car twice and injuring a person.
Falakoa was eventually arrested after another police chase through the streets of suburban Tauranga, during which he fired shots at police while fleeing at 160 km/h.