Teen to spend birthday in prison
The foul-mouthed teenager who, among other things, wrestled with a policewoman in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court last month, was yesterday sentenced for his actions.
On June 23, Mark Earnest Trail, was standing outside of one of the courtrooms when he asked a policewoman whether his name was on the court’s list for mention. Displeased with the response, Trail allegedly responded: “Ugly like yuh big p*$#y mumma, gal.” Having heard the allegations, Senior Parish Judge Lori-Ann Cole-Montague had vowed to make an example out of the 19-year-old. When he appeared in court yesterday, Trail apologised for assaulting the cop and for disrespecting her mother.
“You will never see me in this court again or anything related to this,” he said. His mother was present in court with the remaining $25,000 to compensate the cop, whose uniform was damaged during the fracas. Another officer was compensated $5,000 as her shoes were damaged.
Trail hung his head as the judge handed down the sentence. For the two counts of malicious destruction of property, he was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment at hard labour suspended for a year. For assault occasioning actual bodily harm, he was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment at hard labour suspended for two years with supervision. For escaping custody, Trail was sentenced to 20 days imprisonment and, for resisting arrest and abusive and calumnious language, he was ordered to pay a fine of $3,000 or face 10 days’ imprisonment, for each offence. The judge said those sentences would run consecutively if the fines are not paid.
“BECAUSE OF YOUR ACTIONS”
“I remember that you said that your birthday is coming up (July 7), so your birthday, because of your actions, will be spent in prison. Happy birthday when it comes. If you happen to interface with any court, you will know how to behave and if you happen to interface with any police officer, you will know how to behave. That’s it,” the judge said.
For the initial charges that brought him to court on June 23, Trail pleaded guilty to being armed with an offensive weapon, disorderly conduct, assaulting police and resisting arrest.
The complainant, a policeman, told the court that from his observation, Trail smokes ganja and behaves in an uncontrollable manner when he does. The cop recommended some form of intervention or supervision. Cole-Montague ordered Trail to be brought to the Drug Treatment Court starting Wednesday.