[NZ, Sword attack case] Hostage tells of gunman's 'one more victim' threat

[Anne Warfield]

From the New Zealand Herald--

Hostage tells of gunman's 'one more victim' threat

17.10.2003

A man held hostage by an armed man has told how his captor said he did
not expect to see another day, and "one more victim was neither here
or there".

Ian Miller was giving evidence at the depositions hearing of Antonie
Ronnie Dixon in the Manukau District Court.

He said Dixon burst into his bedroom in his home in Flat Bush, Manukau
City, early one morning with a home-made pistol and told him to behave
or things would get messy.

Dixon told him he had already shot someone and chopped his
girlfriend's hand off.

He did not expect to see one more day, and "one more victim was
neither here or there".

The court heard that police followed Dixon to Mr Miller's street after
a fatal shooting in Pakuranga.

During the pursuit, Dixon allegedly fired four times at the police
car.

Mr Miller said he and his partner returned to his Inchinnam Rd home
about midnight on January 21.

About 2.15am he woke to hear hammering on his bedroom door.

His partner opened the door and Dixon burst through.

She escaped when Mr Miller pushed her through a gap between himself
and Dixon.

Prosecutor Richard Marchant asked Mr Miller what Dixon said.

"I couldn't be exact but it was along the lines of, 'Behave yourself
or things could get messy. I've already shot somebody tonight'," he
replied.

Mr Miller said Dixon was hyperactive and agitated. They sat down in
the bedroom and the telephone rang.

Mr Miller answered to hear a police officer telling him that a
fugitive was on the loose in his street and he should make sure his
doors and windows were locked.

"It was a little late. He was already with me."

Within five minutes he received another telephone call, this time from
a police negotiator.

Dixon had settled down, but was pacing around, checking a couple of
doors, said Mr Miller.

"He did mention that he'd shot somebody and that he'd chopped his
girlfriend's hand off and that he had driven to Auckland and that was
it.

"After that I just replied, 'You've had a very busy night'."

Mr Miller said Dixon told him a samurai sword he had used broke in the
attack and that if he had time, he would try to get his money back.

He said Dixon appeared to be high on some sort of substance.

He overheard him say to the police negotiator that Boeing 747s changed
direction and followed him, and that he had been tracked by
satellites.

Mr Miller told the court that for some time the pair talked about
things not related to the night's events, and about 5.30am Dixon had a
long conversation with the negotiator.

"He agreed that he would let me go. He thought I was a good bastard."

Mr Miller said that he suggested the pair should leave the house
together, but Dixon wanted to remain behind.

He thought Dixon had wanted him as a human shield, and there had been
a plan for them both to wear similar clothes if Dixon had tried to
make a run for it.

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[Anne Warfield]

From the NZPA--

Gunman shot at me, dog handler tells court
16 October 2003

UPDATED REPORT

A police dog handler has described how he was shot at several times
after a sword attack in a Hauraki Plains township and a shooting in
Auckland in January.

Senior Constable David Templeton was giving evidence in the
depositions hearing in the Manukau District Court today, on a variety
of charges laid against Antonie Dixon.

Dixon, 35, is charged with murder, attempted murder, firearms charges,
kidnapping and aggravated burglary. The charges follow an incident in
Pipiroa, when two women were attacked with a Samurai sword and another
incident the same night in which James Te Aute was shot dead in the
Auckland suburb of Pakuranga.

Today Mr Templeton said he was shot at several times by a man in a
green Honda Integra in Pakuranga. The man had a pistol or cut-down
rifle, fitted with a laser sight.

After giving his initial evidence, he told Dixon's lawyer, Barry Hart,
some of the shots were fired from as close as 20 metres. Others were
from about 30m and 70m away.

One of the shots hit the police car, but he had no idea how many
others came close.

After the shots were fired, a hostage was taken, but Dixon later came
out and was arrested by the Armed Offenders Squad, who read him his
rights.

The shooter was not identified in court.

Mr Templeton asked crown prosecutor Richard Marchant if he wanted him
to identify Dixon in the dock, to which Mr Marchant replied "No".

Dixon entered the court before Justices of the Peace Colin Davis and
Mark Sinclair in handcuffs and was manacled to the seat, flanked by
two plainclothes policemen.

The hearing was due to finish tomorrow, but the court was told today
it was likely to go longer and further hearing dates were being
considered.

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