A 19-year-old, who claimed that a police rank slapped him, was today slapped with three charges, including resisting arrest.
Shamar Nelson of 29 Norton Street, Georgetown, appeared before Principal Magistrate Faith McGusty in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court.
The first charge stated that on November 1, 2019, at Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, he made use of threatening behavior towards Police Constable Edward Lowenfield.
It was further alleged that on the same day, and at the same location, he behaved in a disorderly manner in public.
The last charge stated that on the same day and at the same location, he resisted the arrest.
The teenager was represented by attorney-at-law Paul Fung-at-fat who, in a successful bail application for his client, told the court that the teen was stopped by a traffic rank because he switched lanes.
The lawyer added that his client and the rank had an exchange of words and the traffic officer dealt him a slap. The officer then arrested his client and took him to the station.
With no objections raised by Police Prosecutor Annalisa Brummell, the teen was released on $20,000 bail.
Nelson was instructed to make his next court appearance on November 13.
