An aspiring chef charged with assaulting and using abusive language towards a policeman who was attempting to arrest him, among other offences, was fined on two charges and granted bail on two others when he appeared at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Anthony Clarke, 19, had tears in his eyes when he appeared before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty who read the four charges to him. He admitted to a charge that on September 28th at Robb and Wellington streets, Georgetown, he assaulted Joel Samuels, a police constable who was performing his duty to apprehend Clarke for a violation of the law. The second charge stated that on the same date and at the same location, Clarke used abusive language toward Samuels, whereby a breach of the peace was occasioned.
Thirdly, it was alleged that Clarke damaged a motorcycle headlight valued $20,180, the property of the Guyana Police Force (GPF). Clarke was also charged with behaving disorderly in a public place within the public hearing.