Nelson confrontation: Philip Mantie pleads guilty of abduction, accusation of bomb threat

Residents on the street where it happened, decided to leave their homes until the incident was decided.

56 -year -old Manttea has recognized two accusations of theft, using explosives to commit an offense, illegally possessing a firearm, committing a crime with firearms, threatening to kill and seriously bodily harm, two accusations of violation It.

The charges were associated with events in August last year, causing a large -scale and prolonged response of the police.

Crown Prosecutor Mark O’Donogoy stated that the victims, one of whom was an 80-year-old man holding Manttea, believed that they would die if his demands were not fulfilled.

In the month leading until August 12, Mant wrote hundreds of pages of notes that bring up his anger.

WITH Summary of the facts police It was noted that the notes included vulgar abuse of primary victims and lawyers, as well as self -justification for violators.

Mantie received a rifle and ammunition .22 and did what police said it was a “raw” improvised explosive device (SEE), gluing three small gas cylinders together.

He also had eight envelopes containing pages of handwritten notes that were his “requirements” to the police during a situation with hostages he planned to create.

Then he went outside the victims at NelsonParked about 200 meters and went to the house, carrying a loaded rifle, equipped with a muffler, ammunition and explosives.

The mantus went to the back of the house, where he found an elderly man sitting outside and forcing him inside.

Then he found a woman in the kitchen, pointed a steamed gun and forced them into the hall. He forced them to sit on separate chairs and put an explosive next to the woman.

He closed all the windows and curtains, shouted abuse and continuing to point the rifle.

The couple believed that if they were trying to go or not to do the way they were told, Mantie would shoot them.

The woman’s faith was confirmed when Mant told her that if she tries to run, he “pops up” her.

He then forced her to call the police that could hear the mant in the background on the call, which lasted about 98 minutes, shouted abuse and told her what to say.

The victim reported to the police that she was being held by Manttea, that he was holding a firearm and that he wants the police to receive envelopes he left in a car that contained his “requirements”.

The police call also heard Manttea’s threats to blow the house before he took the phone and said directly to the call: “I have LPG canisters, I put them on (a woman). If you guys go, you will see that this place will go.”

Mantie continued to throw vulgar abuse of the victim at which police stated that she was afraid of her life.

After 111 calls, a police hostage group initiated contact with a mantle, who then released an 80-year-old man who had been about two hours.

Early the next morning, Mant surrendered to police.

He left the rifle inside and went outside, where he was arrested.

The threat was resolved by means of Great police contingent including negotiations and officers with Kenterbury and Wellington.

Mantie said police that he went to the rifle and gas canisters to “create the incident”, which will be addressed.

He said “would never hurt an unarmed woman.”

The mant was detained in custody in July.

The Thompson County Superior said that at that time police realized that it was a suffering incident for those who participate and the victims were offered constant support.

Thompson said the police also thanked the community, especially those who in the surrounding areas for their patience and cooperation throughout the time, which was very troubled.

“I would also like to thank all our staff for their incredible devotion and hard work to ensure a safe solution to this incident.”

Tracy Nile-reporter of open justice, based in Nelson in NZME. Earlier, she was a RNZ regional reporter in Nelson-Marlboro and covered the overall news, including courts and local self-government at Nelson.