A miner and a 58-year-old woman were last week remanded to prison by Magistrate Dylon Bess after they appeared before him separately at the linden Magistrate’s Court charged with assaulting a police officer in execution of his duties.
Twenty-four-year-old Rondel Rodney of Lot 265 One Mile, Wismar Linden, was charged with three counts of assault committed on a peace officer and three counts of assault causing actual bodily harm. Rodney pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail in the sum of $20,000 for each offences.
Meanwhile, Jacqueline Payne 58, of the said address is accused of obstructing a peace office and was brought before the court to answer to two charges. She also pleaded not guilty to assaulting a peace officer and assaulting with intent to prevent lawful apprehension. She was granted bail in the sum of $20,000 for each offence.
Both have to return to court on October 12th.
The police had reported on September 5th that around 11.10 pm, ranks visited a location at One Mile, Wismar Linden, in hope of locating a suspect in connection with narcotics found at the Wismar Bridge. However, “On arrival there, contact was made with the suspect’s brother and police requested to conduct a search on his person. He violently pushed the policeman away, causing him to fall to the ground where he received injuries to his left hand in the region of his elbow,” the police said.
As a result, other ranks went to the sergeant’s assistance but the man allegedly assaulted them in the process of being arrested. The police said they eventually managed to subdue him and he was arrested and escorted to the Mackenzie Police Station. The sergeant and two other ranks sought medical attention at the Linden Hospital Complex.
