A case of apparent vigilante justice has ended with two men headed to court after a driver mounted the kerb and attempted to run down another man who had allegedly caused damage at his property.
A police spokesperson says police were initially called to reports of wilful damage and assault at a Golf Rd, Tāhunanui address at around 11.30am on Sunday 23, June.
The person allegedly responsible for the damage and assault, left the address on foot and was followed by a second person in a vehicle to Muritai St.
Security footage from a nearby property viewed online by Nelson Weekly showed a man run across Muritai St and continue running along the footpath outside the Ocean Lodge.
A ute then drives onto the kerb, along the footpath and appears to hit the man as it mounts the garden before driving back onto the road and leaving.
However, the police spokesperson says the driver, a 30-year-old man, only “attempted to drive into the first person”.
It’s earned him a date at Nelson District Court for a charge of dangerous driving.
The other man, a 32-year-old who was allegedly involved in the initial assault, has been charged with assault and five charges of wilful damage and is due to reappear in the Nelson District Court next week.
