A Rotorua teenager has been jailed for what a judge has called "bully boy behaviour".
Nathan Brown, 18, pleaded guilty in the Rotorua District Court last week to one charge of receiving a stolen iPhone, one charge of possession of an offensive weapon, namely an extendable baton, and one charge of unlawfully getting into a car.
He was sentenced to six months' jail and ordered to pay emotional harm reparation of $200 to the phone's owner.
According to the police summary of facts, on December 24 last year Brown was at a Malfroy Rd bus stop when a person stood up, causing their iPhone 4S worth $1400 to fall onto the seat.
One of Brown's associates grabbed the phone and handed it to Brown who demanded the owner pay him $100 and a packet of cigarettes to get it back.