A man who threatened to hunt a female police officer down, rape her, and run her over with a car has been sent to prison.
Constable Michelle Clark told Masterton District Court yesterday that as a police officer, she tolerated a lot of abuse but did not expect to be threatened with such "violent behaviour" and that she did not feel safe dealing with the prisoner afterwards.
Campbell Preston Thomas, 33, was sentenced yesterday to three months in prison for threatening grievous bodily harm.
Prosecuting Sergeant Gary Wilson told the court Thomas was being escorted to Rimutaka Prison in a police van when the incident occurred in November last year.
Mr Wilson said that while on the road Thomas made continuous sexualised comments to Ms Clark during the escort.