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Hori Gemmell may appear before the New Zealand Board of Parole again next year, after being denied parole this month.
A 25-year-old Southland man, who has been sentenced to prison 25 times, has been denied parole.
Hori Gemmell was sentenced to three years and one month in jail by Judge Bernadette Farnan in Invercargill District Court in March on two counts of unlawful possession of a pistol, illegally seizing a motor vehicle, illegally possessing ammunition, two counts of robbery for taking police firearms and a reckless driving charge.
Gemmell made headlines last year after he stole a police car and guns and sparked a chase near Gore.
During sentencing, Judge Farnan said Gemmell had suffered significant pain in his life when a friend was killed in a car accident, but that “he had not behaved particularly well in custody.”
The judge also said that Gemmell had used the stolen police car as a weapon and the court was told that Gemmell had sold one of the Glock pistols he stole for cash.
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Heavy police presence at Gore Police Station during a 2019 Hori Gemmell manhunt.
In August, Gemmell incurred an additional three months in jail after assaulting another prisoner in an unprovoked attack in January 2019.
A decision released by the New Zealand Parole Board this week says Gemmell appeared before the board this month for the first parole consideration in a four-year sentence, which was rejected.
“Mr. Gemmell has a long criminal record. He has offended every year since he was 17. He has received 25 prison terms and has a history of non-compliance, ” the decisions say.
“So far in this sentence there have been a series of faults and incidents that have made its safety rating high. Recently, Mr. Gemmell has changed his mind. He has realized that he needs to encourage his ideas and behave so that he can undertake rehabilitation and return to the community and be the father of his two children.
While Gemmell accepted that he was in no condition to be paroled, he was committed and motivated to undertake the Medium Intensity Rehabilitation Program and then the Drug Treatment Program, he says.
“If it manages to continue with its current good behavior, the expectation is that the MIRP will begin in March of next year and that it will be followed by the DTP that lasts for six months,” says the board.
“It is time for Mr. Gemmell to break the cycle of offense and lead an offense-free life. He, like others, needs help to do this and rehab will help. “
The board said Gemmell could be seen again in November 2021.
