Probe into airport light incident
McLeod was also charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
McLeod and her mother, Wilson Bailey, were reported to be off the island, while Nelson pleaded not guilty.
Bailey told the court that he accompanied Nelson to file a complaint to the airport police against Wilson Bailey and McLeod, after which the altercation occurred.
“Mi say to her [Wilson Bailey] that you need to stop harassing we – a six years now we part,” Bailey said.
Bailey said he was attacked by McLeod and Wilson Bailey after his remarks.
The incident was captured on camera with Bailey, his estranged wife, and McLeod engaged in a tussle.
Bailey, who was then sporting dreadlocks, appeared before the court baldheaded, clean-shaven and with a plaster wrapped around his right thumb.
The video showed Bailey’s thumb on the ground after the tussle.
The malfunction of lights on the runway of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), in Kingston, is now the subject of a probe.
Minister of Transport and Mining, Mike Henry has ordered a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
On Wednesday, the lights on the runway at the NMIA malfunctioned, forcing flight delays, cancellations and rescheduling. Several passengers were also inconvenienced.
Henry said while he understands acts of God and unforeseen circumstances, there is no room for error as Jamaica’s enviable aviation record must not be compromised at any given time.
He says against the background of the Government’s Open Skies Policy, operations at the island’s airports must be flawless.
Board chairman of the Airports Authority of Jamaica, William Shagoury, and board chairman of the NMIA, Neil Seaton, have been asked to submit the report in the shortest possible time.
Henry said that given increased activity in the Jamaican ports and airspace, every precaution must be taken to ensure smooth operation at the nation’s airports and the absolute safety of passengers and employees.