to jail to await sentencing for stealing 72 cheques and using them to the tune of nearly $10,000.

Wayne Frost, 33, of Spice Hill Road, Warwick pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to stealing the cheques from his brother William Frost and to 72 counts of cheque fraud.

He will be sentenced in Supreme Court.

Frost used the cheques to purchase almost $10,000 worth of goods including groceries, golf clubs and a car stereo during a five-week period beginning on December 12, 1994.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Donald Grant told the court the cheques were in the name of William Frost's maintenance business, Under Pres sure, which was left in "a dormant state'' when he left the Island last December.

Sgt. Grant said William Frost was the only person allowed to use the company's cheques but Wayne Frost used them for personal items while his brother was overseas.

He added that Wayne Frost had received a nine-month prison sentence which was suspended for two years on September 16, 1994 for having false documents.

Wayne Frost admitted using the cheques and said he had paid back more than half the money he owed. He added he thought because his brother had left him in charge of his business he could use the cheques as well.

When Magistrate the Wor. Kenneth Brown told him he could not accept his guilty plea if he was say ing that he thought he had the right to use the cheques and did not act dishonestly Wayne Frost replied, "Yes I was guilty and yes I was dishonest''.

Frost also said: "I pray you don't send me up top.'' He said he was referring to both Westgate and the Supreme Court.

He added that if he was incarcerated, "I lose my whole future''.

And he said if he was set free he could be a father and pay off all his bills.

Mr. Brown said they were very serious offences.

He said due to the number of offences, Frost's previous record and the fact these offences were committed within three months of the suspended sentence, he had no choice but to send Frost to Supreme Court for sentencing.