A businessman was yesterday faced with six charges, including resisting arrest and assaulting two police officers, after he reportedly got into an argument with his ex-wife’s current husband.
Joseph McCalman, who runs the Hair Tech International cosmetology school, was brought to the Georgetown Magistrates’ Courts where he pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
It is alleged that on May 31st, at 9 North Road, Lacytown, McCalman had an argument with his ex-wife’s husband, Gavin Brown, which resulted in charges of disorderly behaviour in public and calling Brown names other than his own with intent to annoy him. McCalman was also charged with resisting arrest by police officers Daniel Collins and Jason Price and assaulting them.
McCalman told the court that Brown has been using a court order from a previous matter to create trouble with him. He explained to the court that he has a salon and school of cosmetology business on the bottom flat of the home shared by his ex-wife and Brown as the division of the property is still to be resolved.
On the day of the alleged offences, McCalman said he got into an argument with Brown after the man told one of his customers that he could not park his car at the location. The police were called to the scene of the argument and upon being arrested McCalman is alleged to have resisted and assaulted both officers.
McCalman was granted $40,000 bail on the charges of resisting arrest and assaulting the police officers, while he was released on his own recogisance for the other two charges. The matter was adjourned until June 24th.
