Jesse Courtney Welsh, 33, painter of Morningside, admitted charges of failing to comply with a Covid-19 order and unlawfully being in an enclosed area at the Crowne Plaza in Auckland.
A Whangārei man who forced his way through a fence into a Covid-19 isolation facility was wearing a white jumpsuit, gloves and a face mask when he made a court appearance by video yesterday.
Jesse Courtney Welsh, 33, painter of Morningside, appeared in Whangārei District Court via a video link
from prison. He was wearing all the protective gear as he sat alone in a room at the prison.
He pleaded guilty to charges of failing to comply with a Covid-19 order and unlawfully being in an enclosed area at the Crowne Plaza on Albert St in Auckland about 12.20pm last Friday.
The charge of failing to comply with a Covid-19 order carries a maximum penalty of six months in prison and a $4000 fine.
He also admitted charges unrelated to the event of careless driving and failing to stop on River Rd, Dargaville, on November 22 last year.
