A 29-year-old Devonshire man was sent to Turning Point to participate in a drug rehabilitation programme as a condition of his bail on Tuesday.

Kawesi Simba Wilson, Cedar Park Road, was not asked to plead as the matter is indictable.

But his lawyer, Llewellyn Peniston, argued that his client had been kept in Police custody for nearly four full days before appearing in court, which he claimed was a breach of the criminal code.

"I had to get on the telephone and demand they release my client before anything was done," he told the court.

Wilson was arrested last Friday. He was charged with breaking into a home on June 16 and stealing among other things, a chocolate bar, a beverage and a Fuji digital camera. He was also charged with breaking and entering another home in Devonshire and stealing a watch and Dell laptop computer. Acting Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo granted Wilson bail of $5,000 with one surety under the conditions that he not only stay at Turning Point, but also report to the Hamilton Police Station three times a week and abide by a curfew of 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Before Wilson could leave, Mr. Tokunbo questioned him about outstanding fines of $800.

Mr. Peniston told the court that Wilson was gainfully employed at a construction company with his father, who was in court, and he was sure the father would pay the fine before leaving ? which he did. Wilson will return to Magistrates' Court on July 12 for mention.

A 35-year-old Warwick man appeared in Magistrates' Court on Tuesday on various charges concerning his three Pit Bull terriers.

Vic Eugene Ball, of Lusher Hill East, pleaded not guilty to the charge that his red female Pit Bull terrier, Ginger, attacked a grey cat, named Fat Cat, on December 5, 2004.

He also denied that his black female Pit Bull terrier, Onyx, attacked Ginger on the same day and pleaded not guilty to the charge of keeping Onyx on his property.

Ball also pleaded not guilty to the charge allowing one of his dogs to mate with another one in the neighbourhood. But he did admit keeping three dogs without permission from a date unknown until December 5. Acting Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo told Ball to return to court on August 29 for trial and released him on $800 bail.

Two people pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court on Tuesday to charges of stealing a credit card and using it to purchase food and drinks ? racking up bills of almost $240.

William James Pitt, 19, of Harbour Road, and Sereana Daisey Brangman, 22, were arrested in January and appeared separately before Acting Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo.

Brangman was represented by lawyer Shade Subair, while Pitt had no legal representation.

Crown counsel Paula Tyndale told the court that the owner of a Butterfield Bank Visa card withdrew money in the early evening of January 12 from an ATM at the main Post Office, but forgot to remove her card from the ATM before walking away.

She said Pitt, who was in the area, saw the card and pocketed it.

The court heard how on the night of January 14-15, Pitt told Brangman he had a stolen credit card and invited her to go out with him for food and drinks ? using the stolen item.

Ms Tyndale described how the two started off at Flanagans Irish Pub on Front Street where Pitt ordered beverages worth $67.75.

When the bill was presented Brangman handed the stolen Visa card to the waitress while Pitt signed the receipt.

She told the court how the two then made their way to The Beach on Front Street where they ordered food and drinks valued at $61.50.

Once again when the bill was presented Brangman handed over the Visa bank card while Pitt signed the receipt.

Ms Tyndale said that later that night Pitt and Brangman went to Blue Juice nightclub where they ordered drinks and ran up another bill.

When they went to pay using the stolen credit card, Brangman asked the staff member for a cash advance on the card ? bringing the total to $110 ? but the staff member became suspicious and called the Police. Ms Tyndale said Pitt confessed to Police that he stole the Visa card and used it fraudulently that night. He also told Police that Brangman knew all about it.

Ms Tyndale told the court that Pitt had a previous record for dishonesty while Brangman had one previous conviction for a drug offence. Mr. Tokunbo ordered a social inquiry report for both Pitt and Brangman who will return to court for sentencing on July 27.