A wanted man who paid for a helicopter to fly him out of the bush so he could hand himself in has been remanded in custody on two sets of charges. James Matthew Bryant (32), of Dunedin, appeared at the Dunedin Central Police Station two weeks ago after being on the run for five weeks. Mr Taylor said he knew Bryant prior to him going on the run, as he had helped Mr Taylor build his website. He later contacted him and said he wanted to hand himself in because he was worried that police had labelled him as dangerous. A further charge is of failing to appear in court at Dunedin on April 20 this year.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 09, 2021 23:15 UTC