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WIELDING an axe, an enraged driver jumped out of his Hyundai Getz and threatened to burn down another driver’s house after chasing their car through backstreets.
The trigger for the ugly behaviour was a mere a toot of the car horn by the other driver.
The act of road rage committed by Leo Tavita led police to serious weapons offences, Ipswich Magistrates Court heard this week.
Investigating officers tracked down Tavita before finding a sawn-off shotgun in his car, and shot gun shells in his pocket.
Appearing from jail via video-link, Leo Tavita, 25, from Churchill, pleaded guilty to eight charges, including going armed to cause fear on August 31; driving while unlicensed; possession of a shotgun in Churchill on September 2; possession of shortened firearms; possession of a weapon with its serial number defaced; possession of shot gun shells without authority; possession of a drug utensil; and possession of scales used in a drug offence.