By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was sentenced to 14 months in prison after admitting to breaking into Primetime Bar and Restaurant and repeatedly trespassing on the property over the past six months.
Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley arraigned 47-year-old Lester Johnson on charges of shopbreaking, stealing, two counts of damage, and three counts of trespassing.
Johnson reportedly trespassed at the bar on Recovery Way three times between October 18, 2024, and February 8, 2025.
On November 7, 2024, he allegedly damaged four white IP cameras valued at $1,800, which belonged to Lavon Rahming.
Between 2pm and 3pm on January 25, 2025, Johnson broke into Primetime Bar and stole $228.35 worth of assorted alcohol and juice belonging to Philando Williams. During this break-in, he also reportedly damaged the bar’s cameras.
Johnson pleaded guilty to all charges and accepted the facts of the case.
He was sentenced to 14 months at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services and was ordered to pay a $100 fine or face an additional month in prison.
Inspector Deon Barr served as the prosecutor.
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