Man sentenced to 18 months in prison for theft of Digicel cables
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A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, at hard labour, after pleading guilty to the theft of batteries and cables from telecommunications provider Digicel.
Erick Robinson appeared before the St. Catherine Parish Court yesterday, where he faced charges of malicious destruction of property, simple larceny, and trespassing on the works of a telecommunication facility.
Acting Senior Parish Court Judge Janelle Nelson-Gayle handed down the sentence.
In delivering the ruling, the court noted that Robinson was not eligible for the up 50 per cent discount on sentencing due to a previous conviction.
He was subsequently sentenced to 18 months on each count, which means the sentences will run at the same time.
The police arrested Robinson after Digicel reported the theft of batteries and cables in June.
-Rasbert Turner
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