By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was ordered to give 50 hours of community service yesterday after admitting to the possession of drugs.
Braydon Dixon, 28, appeared before Magistrate Kendra Kelly on a charge of possession of dangerous drugs.
Police on mobile patrol stopped Dixon for suspicious behaviour around 8.45pm on November 24 at Kool Air Subdivisions Road.
The accused was then arrested after police found two grams of Indian hemp in a foil wrapping on his person.
In court, the accused pleaded guilty to the offence. Dixon said to the magistrate that he had found the drugs while cleaning a neighbour’s yard. In addition to saying that he doesn’t smoke marijuana, he claimed that he intended to destroy the drugs, but was stopped by the police before he could do so.
In view of this and the fact that the accused had no prior convictions, Magistrate Kelly placed Dixon on conditional discharge. As such he is expected to give 50 hours of community service before returning to court for a mention hearing on December 19.
Before leaving court, Dixon was warned that defaulting on these conditions would result in a two-week prison sentence.
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