Tākaka man jailed for threatening ex with power tool

Ethan Phillips told the Nelson District Court he let anger "get the better of him" when he took a running chainsaw to the house where his ex was, cut up furniture and then hacked down a tree so she couldn't leave. Photo: Getty Images A man took a chainsaw to a house where his ex had gone, yelling at her from outside as he used the tool to slice up furniture and then cut down a tree so she and others couldn’t leave the property.