An Australian tiler was given three convictions as a belated wedding gift by Judge John Brandts-Giesen in the Queenstown District Court yesterday. Defence counsel Paige Noorland described the circumstances leading to 25-year-old Taylor Graeme Ryan's appearance in the dock as "simply a stag do gone horribly wrong''. Ryan refused to co-operate with Const Matthew Hargreaves, was arrested and then refused to accompany police, ultimately punching Const Ian Madden in the chest. However, Judge Brandts-Giesen refused. For resisting police Ryan was fined $300 and ordered to pay $130 court costs, he was fined another $400 and ordered to additional court costs of $130 court costs for assaulting police and was convicted and discharged for disorderly behaviour likely to cause violence.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 26, 2018 15:33 UTC