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A 34-year-old landscaper who took his mother’s car without permission, drove without driving documents and had five bullets has been jailed for 20 months.
David Seon pleaded guilty to the charges when he appeared in the San Fernando Magistrates’ Court.
Seon, 34, of San Fernando was arrested on July 14. Court prosecutor Cleyon Seedan said PC Kelvin Corbette was on patrol along Naparima Mayaro Road, Cocoyea Village, when he saw Seon, who was driving, look at him and speed off.
Corbette made him pull to the side of the road and ordered him out of the car. The officer searched Seon and found five bullets in his right front pants pocket.
When the officer asked for his driving documents, Seon did not produce any. Seon said, “Officer I was disqualified by the court in 2017 for a period of one year.”
When they arrived at the Mon Repos Police Station, Seon’s mother told Corbette she did not give her son permission to take her car.
Told by Magistrate Alicia Chankar to explain himself, Seon said he got in a fight with his brother earlier that day and his brother injured his face.
He said he got the bullets to intimidate his brother. He claimed he did not ask his mother’s permission before taking the car because she was asleep.
Seon said his period of disqualification has expired, but he has not reapplied for his permit. Seon had previous convictions.
The magistrate sentenced him to 12 months in jail on the ammunition charge,one month for driving without a permit, three months for driving without insurance and three months for driving the car without consent.
The magistrate ordered that the sentences run consecutively.