of escaping custody and resisting arrest.

Eugene Gibbons, of Cavendish Road, Pembroke also pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to two counts of driving while disqualified and one count of giving false information to Police.

Gibbons had two trials in Magistrates' Court after he changed his plea in Plea Court in the morning.

He originally pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, giving false information and escaping custody.

Crown Counsel Graveney Bannister dropped another charge of violently resisting arrest.

Before Mr. King could give a verdict, Gibbons referred to the escaping custody and resisting arrest charges and said: "I want to plead not guilty to both.'' Then Mr. Bannister re-introduced the charge of violently resisting arrest.

Before scheduling a trial date, Mr. King fined Gibbons $750 for driving while disqualified, adding: "Any penalty that doesn't hurt is a powder-puff penalty.'' Gibbons was fined $500 for giving false information to Police and given a six-month prison sentence for the second count of driving while disqualified.

"This is blatant disrespect for the law -- three times! You have to go to prison.'' Mr. King referred to Gibbons his previous convictions for riding while disqualified.

"You are a yo-yo-ist. You think this is a fun fair,'' said Mr. King after Gibbons changed his pleas.

Gibbons said: "No, but I don't think I should be punished for something I didn't do.'' Mr. King told Police officers in the court room to summon the officers who submitted the charges.

"See if you can find these officers so I can try him.'' Gibbons was brought back to Magistrates' Court for trial that afternoon.

Arresting officers P.c. Ihab Azab and P.c. Arthur Dill testified that Gibbons was travelling north on Middle Road near Port Royal golf course when they stopped him for a broken rear light and a partially covered licence plate.

When P.c. Azab approached Gibbons and asked for a his driver's licence, Gibbons said he did not have it with him and his name was Derrick Trott, born on September 6, 1962.

The officers checked the name and found out Derrick Trott had outstanding warrants.

When they tried to arrest Gibbons, he pushed one of them away and ran onto the Port Royal golf course. The officers gave chase but lost him in the darkness.

They eventually arrested him on the golf course after spotting the reflective jacket he was wearing. The officers overpowered him after a brief struggle.

Another Police vehicle took Gibbons to Somerset Police Station.

Magistrate King called the arrest "poetic justice''. Mr. King found Gibbons guilty of violently resisting arrest and escaping lawful custody.

Gibbons said that he would serve the prison time rather than pay the fines.

"Times are hard -- I have to save up.'' He said his girlfriend was pregnant and he was riding to see her that night but he learnt his lesson.

Mr. King said Gibbons did not learn his lesson because he was caught doing the same thing the next week. Gibbons was sentenced to six months for driving while disqualified and giving false information, then a concurrent sentence of six months for violently resisting arrest and escaping lawful custody.