Man fined for possession of hatchet

McPherson Attidore of Stock Farm who was on December 24, 2012 arrested by the police for being armed with an “offensive weapon”- a hatchet, pleaded guilty and was slapped with a fine of $1,200.00 to be paid by April 1 2013, in default six months in jail.

According to court reports, police on patrol in the city on December 24, noticed a fracas on King George street and saw two men breaking bottles and also spotted Attidore chasing the men with the hatchet in his hand.

He was chased by the police and after he was apprehended his explanation was “Mr. attacked me, I was just going to make him afraid.”

In court, he said he was sorry about what had happened and asked for mercy. Chief Magistrate Evelina Baptiste told him that he should have stopped the problem and the mere fact he had the hatchet in his hand meant he had a motive.

In another matter, Vivian Phillip of Sams Gutter Marigot who was arrested on two charges of wounding and throwing missiles pleaded not guilty to the charges and remains on bail of EC$5,000.00.

The matter is set to be heard in Marigot on February 27, 2013.

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11 Comments

  1. philme
    December 31, 2012

    well cuz i know things had try to pay this as soon as you can

  2. lee
    December 29, 2012

    The were two men breaking bottles I hope they were charged too. He was wrong to take a hatchet in town at the time he was protecting himself from the men with the bottles.

  3. ___________________
    December 28, 2012

    A Hatchet? OMG!

  4. bee
    December 28, 2012

    Why is only the man with the hatchet charge? What about the others with the bottles.

  5. A Voice
    December 28, 2012

    Ah c’mon Mackie man. Slow down bro slow down…

  6. WEST SIDE QUEEN
    December 28, 2012

    lmaol!!!!”i wasjust going to make hime fraid.” lol lol see u doh fink wen the man see u with d hatchet he was already fraid? you had to still run behind him to make him fraid again? but how much fraid it have nuh?

  7. Carlyn
    December 28, 2012

    What the h3ll you coming to town with those kinds of thing? Not best you had just stay at your d@mn home.

    Sakweh gas man. A set of ‘little boys’ trying to play man.

  8. rescue 911
    December 28, 2012

    so what about the men with the bottles .they should be charged to

    • I from
      December 28, 2012

      I know right? Nothing said about them. They should be charged for throwing missiles

  9. Watching
    December 28, 2012

    Good day. Was the person throwing prayer books (missals)? If they were then those would have been a very blessed missiles.

    But in all seriousness, I believe that you meant “MISSILES” instead of “MISSALS”.

    • Anonymous
      December 29, 2012

      He/she did say missiles. Where did you see missals?

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