By PAVEL BAILEY
A MAN was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court on Friday for trying to deposit two fake $100 bills at a bank.
Jamal Maycock, 25, stood before Assistant Chief Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans on two counts of possession of a forged currency note. Maycock was also charged with uttering a forged document and attempted fraud by false pretences.
On April 26, the accused was found in the possession of two fraudulent $100 currency notes — one Bahamian and the other American.
On that day, Maycock allegedly attempted to defraud CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank on Marathon Road by uttering the two fake notes to Brenda Deveaux.
When it came time to plead to the charges in court, the accused appeared confused by the magistrate’s question.
Maycock claimed he only knew about the “brown money” and said that the rest “ain’t his”.
It was at this time that the accused’s aunt, Jenine Davis, informed Magistrate Vogt-Evans that Maycock suffered from mental issues.
Ms Davis told the court that her nephew’s mental difficulties stem from childhood brain surgery.
In view of this information the magistrate entered the accused’s plea as not guilty for all four charges. Magistrate Vogt-Evans then granted Maycock bail at $3,000 with one surety and instructed Ms Davis to take her nephew to Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre for a psychiatric report.
Maycock is expected to return to court on July 7.
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