A 64-year-old St. George’s man appeared in Magistrates’ Court this morning charged with possession of a bladed article.
Victor Fabian Brito, stood before Senior Magistrate Maxanne Anderson and pleaded guilty to having a knife with a seven-inch cutting edge in his possession.
According to Crown Prosecutor Ms. Tyndall, of the Department of Public Prosecutions office, stated the incident occurred around 3:00 a.m. this morning at the Front Yard on Front Street Hamilton. Police responded to a report of a disturbance where they encountered the defendant holding an open-blade knife in his left hand. While the blade was visibly pointed outward, it was confirmed that the knife was not directed toward the officers at any time.
Although the man showed no immediate threat to law enforcement, possession of a bladed article exceeding three inches is a serious offense under local law, carrying a statutory minimum sentence of three years’ imprisonment and a maximum of five years.
A Social Inquiry Report has been ordered to assess the circumstances surrounding the offense. The defendant has been remanded into Westgate Correctional Facility and is scheduled to reappear in court on September 5th for sentencing.
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