On Wednesday a 67-year-old man was fined a complete of $37,500 within the St Catherine Parish Court docket for assaulting a cop throughout a visitors cease 4 years in the past.
David Coore was charged on a 14-count indictment.
In courtroom yesterday, 10 of the counts, together with discharging a weapon inside 40 ft of a public thoroughfare, have been withdrawn by the prosecution and Coore pleaded responsible to 4 counts.
In explaining the withdrawal, the Clerk of Court docket declared that the Crown can be unable to mount a viable prosecution within the matter.
Coore pleaded responsible to careless driving and was fined $30,000, overtaking on the close to aspect and was fined $5,000, failing to obey constable command and was fined $1,500 and utilizing indecent language and was fined $1,000.
Attorneys-at-law King’s Counsel Peter Champanie and Patrice Riley represented Coore.
The courtroom was offered with a psychiatric report which revealed that Coore, who misplaced his spouse, was underneath extreme psychological stress on the time.
“Your honour, his behaviour was out of character that day. He suffered in silence however is contrite in his motion and with no felony historical past wants your mercy,” Champagnie stated.
Coore’s look arose from an incident on July 12, 2021 he was held by the police alongside the Mandela Freeway overtaking on the close to aspect.
He was stopped and have become aggressive.
He was taken to the Ferry Police Station the place he was slapped with a slew of costs.
– Rasbert Turner
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