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Monday 13th June 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 9<br />
Possible $3,000 fine shocks offender<br />
Deborah A Parker<br />
An English Harbour man<br />
who failed to tell lawmen the<br />
source of batteries he had<br />
in his possession was fined<br />
$300, when he appeared<br />
before Magistrate Ngaio<br />
Emanuel recently.<br />
During the execution of<br />
a search warrant at the home<br />
of Devon Joseph at approximately<br />
5:15am on May 21,<br />
officers found three Global<br />
Calcium batteries.<br />
Joseph refused to respond<br />
when he was asked by<br />
the lawmen if he had bought<br />
the items, or if he had any<br />
proof of purchase.<br />
With that attitude, the<br />
lawmen seized the items and<br />
Joseph committed<br />
to stand trial<br />
Alecia Mc Pherson<br />
Walton Joseph alias “Duke” aged 43 of St. John’s Street<br />
is now before the court after reportedly failing to deliver a<br />
vehicle for which he received payment.<br />
It is reported that the accused collected from Markon Mc<br />
Neil of Point the sum of $6725.00EC payment for the importation<br />
of a vehicle.<br />
This arrangement was reportedly made during March<br />
of 2013, several months later after trying to make contact,<br />
the complainant was told that problems were<br />
encountered while purchasing the vehicle.<br />
However, the complaniant is yet to receive a vehicle or<br />
have his money returned.<br />
A report was made to the Criminal Investigations Department<br />
and the accused was subsequently arrested and<br />
charged in the matter. Joseph appeared before the St. John›s<br />
Magistrate Court last week having been charged with<br />
Larceny and Fraudulent Conversion.<br />
He was committed to stand trial at the September›s<br />
assizes in the High Court.<br />
Deborah A Parker<br />
A Dominican national expressed<br />
shock when he learnt he could be fined<br />
as much as $3,000 for praedial larceny.<br />
The man who works as a chef was<br />
hauled before the court for the theft of<br />
a half bucket of mangoes recently.<br />
Though he answered guilty to the<br />
offence, he explained that he had actually<br />
gone on the farm to look for<br />
limes, for a sick woman, when he saw<br />
the mango tree.<br />
He said he did not pick the mangoes<br />
from off the tree, but picked up<br />
what was lying on the ground.<br />
The first time offender was warned<br />
by Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel that for<br />
what he (the offender) described as a<br />
‘childish’ offence, he could be fined as<br />
much as $3,000.<br />
With his eyes wide opened,<br />
and leaning in the direction of<br />
the magistrate the man repeated,<br />
“$3,000....$3,000?”<br />
To send out a strong message, owing<br />
to the prevalence of the offence,<br />
the young man was fined $1,500.<br />
‘Mysterious’ batteries land man in trouble<br />
instructed Joseph to visit the<br />
Dockyard Police precinct<br />
with the receipt for the batteries.<br />
No such action was taken<br />
and Joseph was subsequently<br />
charged.<br />
In court he told the magistrate<br />
that he did not expect<br />
‘these turn of events,’ hence<br />
he did not collect a receipt<br />
when he bought the batteries<br />
‘off the streets.’<br />
He was ordered to pay<br />
the $300 fine forthwith, or<br />
be jailed for seven days.
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