BASSETERRE St. Kitts, March 18th 2011 – NEWLY-CROWNED International Soca Monarch Machel Montano made a court appearance last week (Mar. 10) to answer to five charges with which he was slapped for an April 2007 incident.
The charges arose out of a brawl at the Zen Nightclub in Port of Spain and Montano was placed on $50 000 bail.
Three other Trinidadian entertainers were also charged along with Montano. They are Kernal Roberts whose bail was fixed at $25 000, Joel ‘Zan’ Fezeck was granted $50 000 bail and Rodney ‘Benjai’ Le Blanc $30 000.
According to trinidadandtobagonews.com, it is alleged that Montano and his entourage got into a brawl with several persons at the Zen club. The brawl continued outside the nightclub and one of the patrons, Russell Pollonais of Princess Town, was beaten unconscious by Montano and his entourage.
Montano, Fezeck and Roberts are also charged with assaulting Brandis Brown and the Soca Monarch is also to answer a charge of assaulting Jenelle Le Chee and Gerard Bowrin, as well as using obscene language.
Montano is one of Trinidad’s most popular Soca sensations. He is also a record producer and songwriter. Apart from taking Trinidad’s 2011 International Soca Monarch title, he was also named the 2011 Road March winner.
He was the front man for the Xtatik Band and was made popular by songs such as ‘Jumbie’, ‘One More Time’ and ‘Blazing De Trail’.
The matter has been adjourned and will resume at a later date.
