Three Whanganui males were caught with knives and a screwdriver trying to steal a car, but one is paying a higher price.
Taurus Ratana, Steel Pirikahu and Derhys Jordan Nathan Tyric appeared in the Whanganui District Court on Tuesday after an incident in November last year.
Police prosecutor Senior Constable Graham Hoskin said the defendants were on Pitt St in Whanganui on November 17 at about 11.30pm armed with two knives and a screwdriver, and on foot.
He said they approached a resident's house with a Nissan motor vehicle parked in the driveway.
"[They] broke through the rear window and stole a number of items ... then broke away the steering attempting to steal the motor vehicle."