New Zealand citizen ordered to self-deport from Utah after child assault conviction
Apr 29, 2026·Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Country of origin: New Zealand
Tony Arnold Bernstone, a New Zealand citizen, was convicted of second-degree felony child kidnapping in Utah and ordered to self-deport to New Zealand for four years. The conviction resulted from an assault on a 12-year-old child following a doorbell prank incident.
Sources
- Kiwi ordered to self-deport back to NZ after attacking boy for doorbell prank
nzherald.co.nz·Apr 29, 2026·archived copy
- Man convicted of attacking child doorbell ditcher ordered to self-deport to New Zealand
KUTV·Apr 29, 2026·archived copy
- Kiwi who attacked 12yo ‘doorbell ditcher’ in Utah told to leave US – 1News - Zealandia News
zealandia.news·Apr 30, 2026·archived copy
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