A man who attacked a dog warden with a Samurai sword will be sentenced in Supreme Court.

Everett Jahni Bean, 21, of Jones Lane, Warwick admitted assaulting dog warden Fabian Minors with a Samurai sword outside of Warwick Post Office on December 9, 2003.

Crown counsel Wayne Caines had earlier argued to have Bean sent to Supreme Court for sentencing.

In Magistrates' Court yesterday Magistrate Tyrone Chin read a summary of the case and pinpointed areas which he felt the defendant was not truthful.

"The court must take into account the last conviction and the suspended sentence must be invoked. Count's one and two are very serious.

"The court is of the opinion that the defendant did not tell the truth. The court orders the defendant to be sent to Supreme Court for sentencing and to be remanded in custody until then."

Mr. Chin said Bean's testimony did not match that of the two dog wardens and that it was not credible that Bean was just 'irritated' throughout the incident ? as defendant described himself ? and never reached the point of anger.

He also questioned why Bean took the sword to try to free his dog from the warden's cage.

In previous testimony, Bean told the court that when he heard the wardens take his dog he was fixing a bike in his friend's yard and his friend supplied him with the sword.

Mr. Chin said yesterday: "There is a question of why he (Bean) didn't take a tool with him to release his dog from the cage instead of a sword."

The maximum sentence Bean could receive in Supreme Court is three years for the assault and two years for possession of a Samurai sword.