A Napier man who sparked a manhunt in October last year has been sent to jail.
Shane Teddy, who was 49 at the time of the hunt, was yesterday sentenced to four years imprisonment by Judge Geoff Rea at Napier District Court.
At a previous court appearance, Teddy admitted using a hammer as a weapon and unlawful possession of a sawn-off shotgun and ammunition.
The court had heard Teddy did not hit anyone with the hammer, but he brandished it as he chased his partner during a domestic incident which alerted police.
He also admitted one charge of offering to supply methamphetamine between March 19 and May 26 last year and another charge of perverting the course of justice by coercing someone to give a false statement during that same period.