Raft of charges after row

A blue with the boss landed David Kerr in court charged with threatening behaviour, drink driving – and stealing a solitary cigarette.
The problem started when the 56-year-old was called into work to sort out a pay issue on April 2.
Police prosecutor Sergeant Lewis Sutton told the New Plymouth District Court that Kerr got abusive and argumentative when his boss was trying to explain what the problem was.
"The defendant stood up and leant over the desk towards the victim and yelled at her," Mr Sutton said.Kerr then picked up her cigarettes and and took one out of the packet.
Mr Sutton said the victim felt frightened and intimidated by Kerr's actions.
When police arrived Kerr admitted what he had done and said the company had been ripping everyone off and owed him money.
Police suspected Kerr, who had ridden his moped to work, had been drinking and test results showed he had 196 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. The legal limit is 80mcg.
Defence lawyer Barry Henderson said Kerr had been drinking and had not expected to be called into work."Since this incident he hasn't touched a drop," Mr Henderson said.
Judge Allan Roberts said the charge of theft for taking the cigarette showed how the relationship with his former employer had deteriorated.
Kerr was sentenced to 150 hours community work for drunk driving and convicted and discharged on the charges of theft and threatening.
Judge Roberts warned Kerr if he was caught driving drunk again he would be going to jail.