Caleb Kovaleski appears in court after Palmerston North lockdownDavid Unwin/ Stuff.co.nz Caleb Kovaleski appears in the Palmerston North District Court. Caleb Peter Kovaleski​, 25, appeared before Justice of the Peace in the Palmerston North District Court on Saturday morning. The man at the centre of a Palmerston North manhunt, which locked down a suburb for 30 hours, may face as many as 14 years in prison. Police arrested Kovaleski about 4.15pm on Friday after armed police surrounded a house in Cloverlea, Palmerston North. David Unwin/Fairfax NZ Caleb Kovaleski faces a charge of using a firearm against a constable among other offences.

Source: Stuff July 01, 2016 22:20 UTC