Hassani Austrie of Trafalgar who was accused of obstruction, resisting arrest, malicious damage, and battery on police has pleaded guilty to all the charges against him.
Austrie appeared before Magistrate Candia George Tuesday morning after being arrested on July 29th at Trafalgar.
According to Police Inspector Claude Weekes, officers, including constable Kimani Peters, were on duty in Trafalgar when they saw the defendant with a marijuana cigarette. Constable Peters approached the defendant and asked him what he had in his hand. Austrie replied “a joint”.
The defendant then ran away destroying the “joint” in the process. A few minutes later the officers caught up with him and informed him that they were arresting him. As the accused was being handcuffed, he began fighting with the officers, tearing the uniform of constable Peters and the t-shirt he was wearing underneath.
The defendant was warned that he should respect the uniform and was told that it was the property of the state.
He was fined $500 to be paid by 30 September, 2012 or one month in prison for obstruction and $100 due by 31st October or two months in prison for resisting arrest.
In addition, Austrie is to pay compensation to the government of Dominica in the sum of $211.50 by 31st August or spend one month in prison and compensation to constable Peters in the sum of $90 by Friday 10th August or spend one week in prison.
Meanwhile Kernel James Jack of Loubiere, who was arrested for assault on police, battery on police, resisting arrest and malicious damage pleaded not guilty to all five charges.
Jack is accused of damaging a silver chain and two silver pendants valued at EC $200 belonging to special constable D. Blanchard while he was in execution of his duties.
The accused was bailed in the sum of $5,000 and is to reappear in court November 20, 2013.
The police do rite blose on kernel dem man too stupid bad dont pay, he stay in the cell till tuesday smelling like a bird. rite know he quit like a lamp…
The police man can wear his chain if he want the guy look for your problem so he get beaten. EX: how can u go too a wtfet and wont expect too get wet? papa met blows u go get…
What dem police had to do they do doing one little joint the man have blose on him boi
I wish I was the lawyer of this young man from Loubiere. He was beaten by a particular officer on his way to the police headquarters after he was arrested by the said police constable .
On another note Mr. Commissioner is the officer in question still a special constable? This chap has no commonsense.
I use to smoke jiont but now i am saying it did not do any thing good for me it easyly can take you to crack and look at the face of a jiont smoking person face and tell me what do you see,well as for a paro , is the devel victim and as for a drug Dealer is the devel in person.
The police can beat up people all they want and nothing come of it.Any one of them beat anybody for me dem better make sure they doh take vacation and come where we at because we putting it on dem big time and dey caan do nothing bout it.
a joint now really and why is the officer wearing a silver chain on duty is he in tha army whre thay were tags for identification of something goes wrong……………..thses petty things need to stop go hunt down the smugglers of cocaine and u will get paid more and save more lives ,,,petty police petty crime d judge should dismiss
Now here’s my problem the report states he ran away and destroyed the joint so how comes the guy was arrested for a loint….DA you really fall wi
Well would you have been happier if he had been arrested then for destroying evedence of a banned substance which he had in his posession? Just asking?
Sot….if you don’t stop them now, maybe you may have from them, 1000s of pounds after
EXACTLY WHAT CRIME DID THIS PERSON COMMIT?
Busting a man for 1 joint,.. yup let the tourists get robbed, beaten and raped on batibou beach,.. capturing and busting a man for 1 joing is much more important… a complete lack of priorities.
I AGREE WITH U, ONE JOINT COME ON MAN!!!
boy take ur time in prison do pay for nor ting 3 mounts an 2 week in prison
Running down a man for one joint to arrest him? Noting dem officers have to do ? Really! For 1 joint man! Come on ..an all di big drug Man dem allu not running up inside their house though ..an allu know damn well where dem big drug man living.. But arrest a man for 1 personal joint ..nonsense
Boss is dat i checking and u know dem eh charge the man for the joint.
A man should be able to have a 5 bag on him for personal consumption, weed man eh cause problems..when u smoke u meditate, u chill relax feel well melow and eat
For a “joint”? Why didn’t the police just caution the man? Ganja may be illegal in Dominica, but after all, give me a break! One joint?
so many important things to be done,in this day and time you all running after a man for a joint!a joint,while all you know damn well all the cocaine dealers in and around dominica.some kind of grade-seeking policemen.a waste of time for the courts.no wonder they have so many cases on hand.go egt the kilos you know where they are.
Ok he didnt’have to assualt the officers, but really? a joint? a man smoking his weed right in trafalgar, it is in his mouth, he is not selling, he doesn’t have a bag of weed on him, yet he is persued and arrested however
1.School children drinking alcohol and puffing cigarettes in the middle of Roseau and no policeman stops them.
2.Prostitution rampmant in Dominica no police persuing them
3.Kilos upon kilos of coke in an outing as if it is Nelsons flour police can’t tame the beast
4.Theft, rape, crack heads all over Roseau, right by the river side big broad day selling and smoking crack in plain view police can’t see that.
5. 2 young men went missing, to date their whereabouts remain a mystery to the police, even though hard evidence is staring them in the face, a criminal and her foreign man took off and police hands tie or so they pretend to be.
6. Mano house burn, Seecko coming back so long, he reaching as far as St Martin and go back NY, the commissioner said he would have him back to this date but all you have time to chase a man for a joint
Is lazy and unfprofitable the police are like that to be wasting time chasing an adult over what he have in his mouth?
Why is the office on duty with jewelry in the first place, this job is dangerous and wearing jewelry while on duty can cause serious harm to an officer. Wearing jewelry while on duty should be prohibited.
a frigging joint.they should burst quan mouth.wtf
never do the police take themselves to court for beating up people. they are always been beating one way or another. all police whose hands are broken are from punching someone. we all have mothers families etc. You are never in the job forever nothing is forever.
There are so many unsolved crimes in Dominica, they harassing a man for a nfing joint.
Nah man, na ca!
Another example of what a waste the police in Dominica are….Out of all the crime going on in Dominica….you going to run after a man for a joint? are you serious?
#importantyouwanttofeel?
he plead guilty,,,,,,end of story what is the update on those chineese who were forging documents….i have not heared anything since that…is that part of the MOU
hehe but hessani you good man lol. stupid go eat some pigsnort. just humble yourself and let dem police do their do u want to play part rebel good for you. smh
The penalties for assaulting a police officer should be a lot more stringent otherwise the public will have no respect for law enforcement personnel with the current minor consequences being imposed on these criminals.
Take note those who were singing the praises of the Legalization of Marijuana in the state of CA the authorities are now closing all of them down cause according to Law enforcement it`s has become a huge problem. Those Dummy IN A Can that was sighting CA as a model for Dominica are all quite typical Dominicans. Like to follow fashion and hide and talk a lot of BS thinking because their identity is hidden. I do not feel sorry for those who want to break our Laws by smoking illegal weed. I REPEAT ILLEGAL Drugs. Man destroy your mind all you want, but keep the poison from our Children. The LAW is the LAW!LIKE it or not there`s not a thing one can do about it except to act stupid and get arrested choose your poison.
You sound like a broken record. I hope you keep alcohol away from your children too……. by the way, it causes more hardship to humans than any amount of Mary Jane.
Smoke the Herb and get a Humble thought and stop preaching to the choir, educate us with new, relavant information.
What you do NOT want to see in front your door step, you must see under your bed.
Legalize the Herb…
Alcohol causes more harm than marijuana. No argument here
Alcohol should be illegal to.
Recent university and medical school based studies have shown marijuana damages a part of the brain responsible for memory and learning resulting in a drop in school grades and students dropping out of school.
People use drugs to fill a void in their lives. Marijuana is only one of the chemical comforts that is used to give a sense of well being to people who lack confidence and joy, people who are troubled by guilt and fear.
Unfortunately it sometimes gives people the confidence to do things they normally would not do, things they would otherwise have better sense than to get involved with.`
Marijuana in combination with alcohol is often a contributing factor in crime when it comes to people committing serial crimes involving binges of violence because (a) it removes normal inhibitions and (b) robs them of their better judgment.
Sincerely, Rev. Donald Hill. Evangelist.
Wearing and exposing jewelery on duty while in uniform? Unacceptable. One should not wear jewelery while performing certain jobs and there are many reasons for that. Be cautioned.
When i support the police in their cause to eradicate all form of drugs in my village and the entire country, i don not support on the way they are called to duty, like they are there for some offences and the other they turn a blind eye. Some young guy cut the tires of a mans vehicle, and some other stuff he did, and the man come to the police station on several occassions to make a report, and it’s weeks now they haven’t turn up, shame on the police force, you are the protector for us all.
I find them police have plenty time to waste by arresting a man for one joint. The man freeing up his head. Is the big boys and them they have to go and trouble not poor people children.
I don’t think the guy should pay for the police chain. The police should know that anything could happen while on duty. Wearing jewelry on duty should be at your own risk.
give me a break running down a man for a joint after the man destroy the joint
Low hanging fruit – tying up court resources for smoking a joint. Meanwhile they fail to see all the cancer of corruption that is eating up the country.
omg
ok that join in the picture is a well rolled joint
yea dats a beautynice job lol