Whangārei painter Jesse Courtney Welsh, 33, has had his sentencing postponed for unlawfully being in an enclosed area at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Auckland.
A Whangārei man who broke into a managed Covid isolation facility in Auckland has had his sentencing adjourned while he awaits the result of a Covid-19 test.
Jesse Courtney Welsh, 33, appeared for sentencing in the Whangārei District Court today after pleading guilty to failing to comply with a Covid-19
order and unlawfully being in an enclosed area at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Auckland
However, the police withdrew the charge of failing to comply with a Covid-19 order and the sentencing was adjourned to Friday as Welsh was awaiting the result of a second Covid-19 test.
The charge was withdrawn as it was an inappropriate charge as it applied only to people in managed isolation.
Welsh forced his way through a fence into a Covid-19 isolation facility about 12.20pm on August 7.
