chose to serve a four-month prison term rather than paying $1,250 in fines.

Kenneth Kirk Faries pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to obtaining food from the Cock and Feather Pub on Front Street under false pretences.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Phil Taylor said Faries went to the pub around 7 p.m.

on November 27 with a lady friend and ordered drink and food. Around 11 p.m. a bill of $97.15 was brought to his table.

Sgt. Taylor said Faries told the waitress he did not have enough money on him, but that he had a $100 bill in his car.

A security guard at the pub escorted Faries to the car to get the money. But when they arrived at the car Faries got in and drove away.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis ordered Faries to pay $250 or spend 20 days in prison. Faries chose the prison sentence.

Mr. Francis also ordered Faries to pay $200 or spend 20 days in prison for driving without a licence, $300 or 30 days for driving an unlicensed car, and $500 or 50 days for driving an uninsured car. Faries also chose to serve the prison time for each of these offences.

NOT GUILTY PLEA IN DOMESTIC DISPUTE CTS Not guilty plea in domestic dispute A 33-year-old Devonshire man yesterday received bail after pleading not guilty to seven charges related to a domestic dispute.

Ralph Simons, of Devon Springs Lane, pleaded not guilty in Magistrates' Court to using threatening words, trespassing, intruding on a woman's privacy, assaulting the woman, assaulting a Police officer, obstructing the Police officer and violently resisting arrest.

Simons was released on $1,000 bail and ordered to return to court on March 25 for the trial.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis also ordered Simons to stay away from the complainant.

MAN DENIES STEALING WALLER CTS Man denies stealing wallet A 26-year-old Southampton man yesterday pleaded not guilty to stealing a wallet belonging to Adrian Jones and its contents worth $100.

Corvin Ratteray, of Scenic Heights, was released on $500 bail and ordered to return to court on March 18 for his trial.