A 19-year-old Pembroke man who was arrested for attacking a woman's car told Magistrates' Court he was acting in retaliation.

Jacqin Mario Belboda, of Ewing Street in Pembroke, said: "I was just retaliating because previously she messed up my car three times and I just did the same thing she's done to my car."

Belboda pleaded guilty to three offences including damaging the car, possessing an offensive weapon, namely a majorette baton and driving dangerously in public.

The offences took place shortly after 8 a.m. last Tuesday during rush hour traffic when the 20-year-old Hamilton Parish woman, Janae Minors, was driving west on North Shore Road.

Belboda, who was riding his motorcycle in the opposite direction, flagged down her car in the Shelly Bay area and used the majorette baton to damage the front, rear and side door windows of the car.

Ms. Minors managed to drive away, but due to morning traffic was caught up by Belboda for a second time near the Bermuda Aquarium, Museum and Zoo.

The court heard that she got out of the car to put an end to the damage, however, Belboda did not stop until Police had stepped in and arrested him.

Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo fined Belboda $1,000 for each of the three offences and ordered him to pay Ms. Minors back for the damage done to her vehicle.

Belboda, an employee at Department of Parks, told the court: "She said she ain't gonna pay for my car for the damages and I feel the same way."

He will appear back in court on August 6 when the full extent of the damage has been determined and was released on $3,000 bail with one surety.