WESTERN BUREAU:
A St James man, who allegedly robbed a woman of her gold chain and also damaged the chain during the incident, was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court last Tuesday.
Twenty-year-old Jevon Jones, from Montego Bay, was before the court on charges of robbery with aggravation, malicious destruction of property and assault at common law.
The court was told that on July 29, 2014, at approximately 3:25 p.m., the complainant was walking along Harbour Street, in Montego Bay, when she felt someone pulling on her gold chain. She immediately turned around and saw James with a knife, and cried for help.
James then pointed the knife at her and said, "Hey gal, if yuh say that again, mi wi stab yuh till yuh dead." Despite the threat, the complainant continued to cry out for 'tief', and the accused man ran off with the chain, which was damaged in the process
In handing down sentence last Tuesday, presiding magistrate Carolyn Tie gave the accused man 12 months' imprisonment on the malicious destruction of property charge.
In respect of the robbery and the assault charges, Jones was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on each charge.
- C.T.
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