"Natural reaction" leads to $250 fine

A man claimed a Police officer "snatched" his arm as he was walking on Court Street causing him to use offensive words, which landed him in court.

Anthony Williams, 38, of Mount Hill Road, Pembroke pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court yesterday to using offensive words.

But he pleaded not guilty to unlawfully obstructing a Police officer.

Crown counsel Shakira Dill dropped the second count. In respect of the first charge, she told the court that Williams had come running into the area of Court Street where Police were on duty on April 23.

Police attempted to stop Williams when he said: "Move out of the way or I'll beat you up."

Yesterday, Williams told Acting Senior Magistrate Carlisle Greaves: "That's not exactly how it happened." He said he had been walking by the area where Police had apprehended a man.

An officer "snatched" his arm, he said. "Naturally, I reacted."

Mr. Greaves fined the man $250 for his natural reaction.

Drink of black rum proves costly for St. George's man

A 62-year-old St. George's man pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court yesterday to unlawfully assaulting a Police officer.

The court heard that Alvin Anderson, of Old Maid's Lane, was standing in the middle of York Street yelling something incomprehensible when Police approached him.

Anderson had been seen earlier walking at Penno's Wharf with an open bottle of rum.

Police approached Anderson and asked if he had been drinking any alcohol.

Anderson replied: "Says who? Yeah bye, you better leave me alone."

Anderson moved to push the officer out of the way and a brief struggle ensued.

In court, Anderson said he was now in pain and had been in jail since "last week Monday".

Acting Senior Magistrate Carlisle Greaves ordered Anderson to pay a $250 fine.

"You should stop drinking black rum," he said. "It's not good for you."

Thief admits to hiding the beef

A man who stole three T-bone steaks worth $53 from Arnold's Supermarket on St. John's Road was ordered to pay $500 in Magistrates' Court yesterday.

Raymond Robinson, 40, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to stealing the steaks.

The court heard that on September 14, he was seen putting the three steaks down the front of his pants. He was confronted by the store manager and a chase ensued but Robinson escaped.

The Police were called and searched the area, eventually finding Robinson in the trees near the Saltus Grammar School. Crown counsel Shakira Dill told the court that Robinson had numerous previous convictions for stealing.

Man held after swearing at Magistrate

A man who was caught driving at 112 kilometres per hour was ordered into custody after swearing at the judge and uttering profanities under his breath.

Mendell Eugene Outerbridge, 21, of Devon Spring Lane, appeared in front of Acting Senior Magistrate Carlisle Greaves last week for two charges of speeding; he was fined $2,000 for those offences.

"You just want people to be scared of you just because you've got Crown counsel in front of your name," Outerbridge muttered to Acting Senior Magistrate Carlisle Greaves.

Outerbridge was involved in a high-speed chase in the early hours of March 8, 2004. He was caught driving at 112 miles per hour on Palmetto Road. Earlier that morning Outerbridge was caught speeding at 58 kph on North Shore Road. On November 15, 2003 he was caught for driving while disqualified on Glebe Road. Outerbridge also owes the court a total of $4,620 in fines for various speeding offences.

Outerbridge changed his plea from guilty to not guilty after telling Mr. Greaves Police officers had assaulted him. He was ordered to pay a total of $2,250 for the two charges of speeding and for driving while disqualified, but refused.

A Court officer stood by Outerbridge as he continued to mumble the 'F' word under his breath.

"You want to call me an effing something?" asked Mr. Greaves.

"If I want to call you something, I'll call you something," replied Outerbridge.

"Take him down to the cell and I'll work on him again later," said Greaves.

Before leaving the courtroom under Police escort, Outerbridge shouted, "Everyone's going to get their turn. I'm not going to be in jail forever."

Outerbridge was remanded in custody on a separate matter.

Repeat drunk driver jailed for six months

A Sandys man with nine previous convictions for drunk driving was sentenced to six months in jail on Tuesday after pleading guilty to his tenth offence.

Lionel Furbert, 55, of George's Lane, Sandys, pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to impaired driving on April 9 on Middle Road in Warwick.

He was found to have 263 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.

The legal limit is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood. Furbert's nine convictions for impaired driving span back to 1987.

Man fined $3,000 for possession of 'weed'

Magistrates' Court pulled in $3,000 in fines on Tuesday after a Pembroke man pleaded guilty to possessing drugs in an increased penalty zone.

Jaha Mallory, 20, of Field View Lane, Pembroke was stopped by Police officers on Victoria Street by Victoria Park on March 19.

He was found to have plastic twists of cannabis and cannabis resin in his trouser pockets.

In his right trouser pocket, Police found 4.92 grams of cannabis, and in his left pocket, 5.309 grams of cannabis resin.

When questioned by Police, Mallory said: "It's weed."