The man who drove his car through glass doors at the Inland Revenue Department building in Christchurch says he warned the department about terrorism but it had no security measures in place.
David Jerrold Theobald, 47, of St Albans, pleaded guilty in the Christchurch District Court today to charges of
intentional damage and reckless driving.
He had worked at the Inland Revenue for 25 years and has said he had a long running employment dispute with the department.
In the summary of facts read to the court, Theobald told the police that he had warned the department about terrorism but they had no security measures there.
He drove his Mazda 626 through the foyer of the building in Cashel Street at 6.30am on a Saturday.
He crashed through two sets of glass doors and smashed a third.
Defence counsel Simon Clay asked Judge Stephen Erber to request a pre-sentence report for the November 17 sentencing.
Judge Erber ordered a reparation report and a pre-sentence report, and prohibited Theobald from driving while he was on bail.
- NZPA
