New Zealand citizen ordered to self-deport from Utah after child assault conviction
Apr 29, 2026 · Salt Lake City, UT, 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.
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