A Tauranga man will spend the next two months in jail for stealing $600 worth of avocados from a Katikati orchard.
Eugene Brady Powell, 34, appeared in Tauranga District Court on Monday where he was sentenced on one charge of theft of property between $500 and $1000.
Eugene Brady Powell is in prison for stealing avocados.
Powell earlier pleaded guilty to stealing $600 worth of avocados from Matahui Orchard on July 22.
The 34-year-old unemployed man is also facing separate charges in relation to the theft of a Nissan Primera on September 3.
He is due to appear in court on October 4 in relation to this charge.
4 comments
Go Figure!!!
Posted on 17-09-2013 17:03 | By Sambo Returns
2 x little theft charges, and he gets 2 months, and a re-activist drink driver, still gets fined, and no jail time!!!, oh well the law works in mysterious ways.
Mysterious
Posted on 18-09-2013 06:41 | By kopchai
Paua pincher down south gets 4 years jail...a baby leg breaker gets 2 years ???
Overit
Posted on 18-09-2013 10:38 | By overit
Sambo Returns - we all know the Law is an ass.
Little
Posted on 03-10-2013 19:01 | By challenge2
Would it be a "little" theft charge if it was your car? or even your avocados? I wonder .. you dont know the full story, so you cant really judge ... and yes I do know the full story and everything else hes done with it ..
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