whose car he stomped on in a drunken black-out.

Last week, Timothy James Brian, 28, of the US Naval Base in St. David's, pleaded guilty to wilful damage and paid $500 to Vicky Benevides, who owns the car.

In light of the prompt restitution and the fact Brian is leaving Bermuda to get treatment for an alcohol problem, Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis granted a six-month conditional discharge.

Benevides returned to her car early on the morning of January 3 to find the roof damaged. Witnesses told her they saw Brian jump up and down on the car that night. He was so intoxicated he did not remember causing the damage.