Jason Edward Tier admitted 14 charges at the Christchurch District Court. The emails escalated to threats to murder government employees and blowing up the Beehive. When police arrived at the house soon after those threats, Tier resisted arrest and had to be handcuffed. He noted that defence counsel Margaret Smyth had begun the process of getting a psychological report done on Tier. Tier pleaded guilty to 14 charges including several threats to kill and destroy property, resisting police, intentional damage, and assault.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 16, 2022 12:43 UTC