Teen spared jail on ‘coke’ charge...placed on bond

A VISTABELLA teenager, who pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine before a San Fernando magistrate yesterday, was spared a jail sentence by the magistrate, who said she would give the offender “a chance” to change his life around. The 16-year-old was placed on $500 bond to keep the peace for six months by San Fernando Second Court Magistrate Marcia Murray. The Magistrate however warned that if the teen breached the bond order, he would be jailed for two months. The teen pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of 0.5 grammes of cocaine possession. According to court prosecutor Cpl Joey Samaroo, police were patrolling Pointe-a-Pierre Road around 4.30 pm on Wednesday when they noticed the teen standing at the side of the road acting suspiciously.

The complainant, PC Clint Williams of Marabella CID, and other officers stopped and searched Evans and found the cocaine hidden under his arm. He was arrested and taken to Marabella police station where he was charged. The accused claimed he found a small plastic pack containing the cocaine and was going by a friend to try and see if he could “get a sale” to raise money to pay a court-imposed fine for another petty offence.