Probation officers have been ordered to probe a 28-year-old Southampton man?s life after he admitted running up more than $3,000 on his grandmother?s bank card.

Dawnelle Richardson pleaded guilty to six charges in connection with the theft of Gloria Richardson?s Bank of Bermuda Easylink card.

Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner heard that after taking the card from her purse in March, Richardson used it to pay for clothes, food and shelter which he said he needed after his grandmother had kicked him out of her house.

In addition, he admitted to four charges connected to the theft of Miguel Bean?s pay cheque, worth $830.38, from the Fairmont Southampton Princess Hotel. Richardson had been working at the hotel but on the day of the theft he was fired by Bean for being persistently late to work.

Taking the cheque from Mr. Bean?s mail box at work, Richardson made the cheque out for himself and forged Mr. Bean?s signature. He then cashed it at the Bank of Bermuda.

?I want to say to sorry to my momma,? said Richardson whose grandmother was in Magistrates? court. She replied: ?Sorry doesn?t cut it!?

She went on to call him a liar, claiming that he hadn?t been kicked out when he stole her card. Mrs. Richardson also accused him of being unable to keep a job.

?See your honour,? said Richardson. ?I can?t even talk to her. She always puts me down.?

?Puts you down? I should have smacked you up,? Mrs. Richardson replied.

Mr. Warner remanded Richardson into custody for an August 27 court date.

Ordering a Bermuda Assessment and Referral Centre report to be carried out, Mr. Warner said: ?I think there?s more to this case than meets the eye.?