BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – RECENT sittings of the Sandy Point and Charlestown Magistrate Courts have resulted in a number of fines for those found guilty of various offences.

According to a police press release, Kevaughn David of Mount Idle, Sandy Point was convicted for “carrying abroad an offensive weapon” on January 9 and fined $700, which is to be paid within two months or he will have to serve a month in prison.

For the offence of “making use of indecent language” to a Customs Officer at the Sandy Point Post Office on September 24, 2008, Dawson Woodley of Sandy Point was fined $850, payable in two months or must serve a one-month prison term.

Sandy Point’s Ambrose Buchanan has been found guilty of beating his uncle, Hugh Daniel, by spitting on him on January 9. Buchanan was fined $1 000 to be paid in three months or a month’s jail time.

To continue the upward trend in monetary fined, Alfred Browne of St. Pauls was fined $1 200 payable in three months or one month in prison for committing battery, while Tensroy Percival of Old Road must pay $1 500 in three months or face three months imprisonment for “beating a police officer in the execution of his duty”.

However, no sentence matched that given to Jerome Liddie of Sandy Point for” making use of insulting language” to Crystal Richardson, also of Sandy Point.

Liddie was placed on a bond in the sum of $2 500 for six months. He is to keep the peace and be of good behaviour during this period and must stay away from Richardson and her family.

A 17-year-old juvenile of the Alley, Sandy Point has been sentenced to a one month prison stay for a November 18, 2008 “possession of cannabis” offence.

In Nevis, Kennedy Freeman of Rawlins Village was fined $500 to be paid in six months or serve one year in prison for “possession of marijuana”, which he committed on April 24.

For the offence of battery committed on April 3, Rochelle Newton of Jessups must pay a fine of $1 500 in one month or serve a prison sentence of the same length.

Hans Tyson of River Path was fined $1 000 in three months or three months in prison and $500 for the offences of malicious damage and battery, respectively, committed on April 17 at Reliable Motors.

ARREST

Thuau Audain of Haynes Smith Village was arrested and charged for “possession of marijuana” and “possession of marijuana with intent to supply”.

While conducting routine stop and search operations, the police searched Audain’s home and discovered a quantity of marijuana in his possession.