relief last week that his chances for a trial weren't washed up.

Terrance Astwood's fishing trip ran overtime, and he got ashore too late to appear in Magistrates' Court on Monday, where he was due to make his plea.

Once ashore, he said he rushed to a phone to call Police Prosecutions and tell them the problem.

The Wor. Charles-Etta Simmons listened to his explanation and took his plea of not guilty. She set bail at $500 and ordered a trial for April.