FREEPORT οΎ– Jerome Wells and Jermaine Russell appeared in a Freeport Magistrate court on Monday facing a combined four charges stemming from an incident at the International Bazaar last week.
The accused stood before Magistrate Franklyn Williams charged with one count of disorderly behaviour, assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and failing to move.
Particulars alleged that on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005 the two men while being concerned together did behave in a disorderly manner; further that they did fail to leave the parking lot of the International Bazaar after being instructed to do so by police officers.
Reportedly, the accused on the same date did willingly and unlawfully assault officer #2869 Moore and resisted the lawful arrest of officer #2389 Sherman, while in the execution of his duties.
Both Wells and Russell pleaded not guilty to the charges and the matter was set down for Monday, Jan. 30, 2006. Bail was granted at $3000 each with surety.
In the same court, Earl Miller pleaded not guilty to a charge of vagrancy.
It was alleged that on Friday, Sept. 23, 2005 Mr Miller was spotted by police near a bus stop on the Mall road unable to give an account for himself.
Mr Miller pleaded not guilty stating that he was in the bus stop and not near it.
After numerous interruption by the accused Magistrate Williams had him remanded to Her Majesty’s Prison, Fox Hill until Dec. 12, 2005, when a trial is expected to begin.
In the same court, Ronaldo Johnson found himself before the magistrate pleading guilty to a number of traffic violations.
Particulars alleged that on Monday, May 19, 2003 at about 10:40 a.m. Mr Johnson drove vehicle license No. 19559 without the proper certificate of inspection attached to the front windshield and the vehicle was not licenced for the year 2003.
Further that on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2004 at about 11:30 a.m. Mr Johnson did drive vehicle license No. 32325, a white, Nissan, Altima with dark tinted windows.
Johnson was fined $100 or two week for the first count, $200 or three months for the second and $80 or two weeks for the third count.
By: ANGELO ARMBRISTER, Freeport News Reporter
