Thirteen people who pleaded not guilty to breaching the COVID curfew were granted bail with one surety and placed on a curfew.
Three others, who pleaded guilty, were all fined $8 000, payable in 20 weeks or nine months in prison.
Police arrested and charged the 16 with several offences, including breaches of the Emergency Management (COVID-19) Curfew 9 (No.5) Directive, 2020. The offences allegedly occurred on Sunday at Lears, St Michel.
Ean Antonio Lowe, 25, of Savannah Road, Bush Hall, St Michael; Tristan Herbert, 31, of No 112 3rd Avenue Rowen’s Park, St George and Travis Akeem Marshall, 26, of Mayers Road, My Lord’s Hill, St Michael pleaded guilty to the curfew breach and were fined $8 000.
Rico Jamar Browne, 29, of Allamby Gap, Spooner’s Hill, St Michael pleaded guilty to having no driver’s licence and no insurance and was fined $800 to be paid in 12 weeks. He was reprimanded and discharged for the offence of fraudulent number plates.
Browne and 12 others, listed below from four through 15, pleaded not guilty to the breach of curfew directive. They were placed on 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. curfew and granted bail of $3 000 with one surety.
They all appeared before Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes on Monday and are scheduled to reappear at the District ‘D’ Court on August 25, 2020.
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