Richard Alexander Alleyne, 46, of no fixed place of abode, was sentenced by Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes to a total of 18 months in prison for six offences he had confessed to on an earlier occasion.
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That jail time includes a nine-month sentence which kicked in after he breached a suspended sentence.
Along with that nine months, Alleyne was given 12 months for wounding a man, theft of a car and stealing number plates – which will all run concurrently to the nine months.
The repeat offender was further sentenced to six months for criminal damage to a car, along with two six-month sentences for another criminal damage matter and loitering – all to run concurrently but consecutively to the 12-month sentence.
Sergeant Randolph Boyce told the District “A” Magistrates’ Court No. 1 last week that Adrian Mapp owned a Toyota Corolla, which he parked outside his home on April 22. The next morning, his son shouted for him to come outside, where he saw the car being driven away. Fortunately, it cut out and when Alleyne could not get it restarted, he got out and ran. He later told the police he only intended “to get some rims off it” but since it started, he drove it away.
The prosecution also related how Frederick Adams, who has a similar car, parked it on the lot close to his home on August 27 and noticed on September 16 that the number plates were missing.
Damaged
Another victim, Camara Reece, usually parked her Toyota Corolla outside her home and on August 31 she noticed that the triangular glass on the left side of the car was broken, one door was unlocked and the ignition had some damage.
In the instance of criminal damage to Carolann Prescod’s vehicle, it was parked in a gap leading to her home on September 6 and by the next morning, the left triangular glass on it was broken.
The court heard that
Laura Grant-Hall’s daughter drove her car but after an accident, it was parked outside her home on September 19 and on the morning of September 22 she heard the dog barking and her children outside shouting. When she went out, Alleyne was crouching by the left side of the car, looking under the bonnet, with his back pocket fully equipped with screwdrivers. Her daughter shouted at him to get away from the car.
Alleyne’s emphatic response was that he never intended to steal it; all he wanted was “a part from behind the head lamp”. Alleyne apologised and walked off, but not before the woman’s son took a photo of him on his cellular phone.
The court was told how Elvis Gaskin was in the area of Skeete’s Road, Jackmans, St Michael, when Alleyne came up to him and punched him in the face. Gaskin fell and Alleyne then tried to chop him with a cutlass.
Alleyne has 27 priors and his suspended sentence was imposed on April 4 by Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes for robbing Fay Patrick of articles valued $438. 95. Alleyne had until April 2025 to keep out of trouble.
Last week he apologised to the court and the society, explaining that all his prior offences were “in order to get drugs”.
He now wants to make amends to people who were affected by his crimes, he said, and has begun apologising to them wherever possible.
As for the last car, he said it was written off “It can’t drive – it can’t move. It had a wire hanging from the bonnet and I was in need of the wire,” he said.
Even though he pleaded guilty to wounding Gaskin, Alleyne was adamant that Gaskin lied. He said he never had a sword, but they fought at a man from whom they both went to buy drugs. (SD)
