A 48-year-old-man who was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct for heckling and harassing women on the streets of Sangre Grande, was yesterday fined $6,200 by a Sangre Grande magistrate after pleading guilty.
Don James, of Coalmine, Sangre Grande, appeared before magistrate Erica Baptiste-Ramkissoon in the Sangre Grande Second Court charged with disorderly behaviour and resisting arrest.
According to police reports, James was getting up into women’s faces, trying to hold their hands and attempting to kiss them. Some of his victims later reported their matters to the nearby Sangre Grande Police Station.
Sgt Vekash Ramkissoon, Cpl Hanooman, PCs Satnarine Sankar, Baran and WPCs Pardaissie and Sundar responded and attempted to arrest the man.
James initially resisted but was finally subdued and taken to the station where he was charged by PC Baran.
James was fined $6,000 for resisting arrest and $200 for disorderly behaviour.He asked Baptiste-Ramkissoon for time to pay the fine and was granted a period of one month or will face six months in jail.