A 32-year-old man who behaved in a disorderly manner when being questioned by police last week was granted a conditional discharge yesterday.
Peter Brown was arrested for behaving in a disorderly manner and using obscene language to the annoyance of a police constable on November 11.
During his arraignment before Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain, Brown admitted to the offences.
The court was told that around 10:19pm on the day in question, officers conducting a mobile patrol in the Ridgeland Park community beckoned Brown to stop his vehicle in order to search his car.
The prosecution said as the officers were conducting their search of the vehicle, the accused started using foul language.
Police said they asked Brown to stop, but he continued and was subsequently arrested.
The court was told that it was at this point that Brown started to act in a disorderly manner “by throwing himself around” in the police car.
He was taken to the Grove Police Station, where police said the defendant continued to act disorderly.
During his interview with police, Brown admitted to using profanity.
In mitigation, Brown’s attorney asked the court for leniency, noting that his client, a father-of-three, had no previous convictions.
The attorney also told the court that a conviction could result in Brown losing his job.
As a result, Brown was given a conditional discharge, granted that he does not cause any other disturbances for one month.
Failure to do so would result in him spending seven months in prison.
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