By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was remanded to prison overnight after being accused of breaking into a church six years ago and stealing thousands of dollars worth of equipment.
Oclen Pierre, 42, stood before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans on a charge of Sacrilege.
Pierre is alleged to have broken into United Church of God Deliverance on October 2, 2016. It was during this break-in that the accused is said to have stolen two stand up Lasko fans, two wall fans, a black cordless microphone, a wired microphone, a black Yamaha keyboard and two Yamaha amps. These items, which were the property of Randy Stubbs, have an estimated collective value of $2,869.
In court, Pierre pleaded not guilty to the offence. He told the judge that he had no knowledge of this incident and claimed to have been incarcerated when the break-in occurred.
Prosecutor Sergeant Penn said that while Pierre has served jail time, he had been released during the time of the incident. The prosecutor further said that Pierre’s fingerprints were lifted from the scene. Sergeant Penn then objected to Pierre’s bail because of concern of his residency status.
Pierre was remanded overnight to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services until his status check and bail decision is made before the court today.
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