A Dunedin man evicted from his room in a shared house allegedly threatened to \u2018\u2018cut\u2019\u2019 his housemates’ throats after being given a deadline of a day to clear out.<\/p>\n
The 31-year-old man was given notice to leave his High St accommodation yesterday morning due to his previous bad behaviour, Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said.<\/p>\n
By 8.45pm, police were called to the address when the man attempted to kick down other residents’ doors while allegedly screaming threats.<\/p>\n
Snr Sgt Bond said the man was shouting that he did not have a knife on him, because if he did, “he was going to cut their throats\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n
While being placed under arrest, the man resisted officers, however was eventually taken back to the station.<\/p>\n
The man would appear in Dunedin District Court this morning charged with resisting arrest and behaving threateningly.<\/p>\n