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April 24, 2009
Police Contable enters guilty plea
50-year old District Constable Jonathan Wright who was scheduled to face trial for ganja possession charges, was fined after he pleaded guilty in the Montego Bay Magistrate’s Court.
The DC who spent more than two months in custody for possession charges was fined after he pleaded guilty and had the dealing in ganja charge withdrawn and a fine of $2,000 or 30 days imposed.
When the matter came before Resident Magistrate Viviene Harris, only one witness turned up for trial. However, the matter was disposed of after Wright took the decision to plead guilty.
The officer, who worked at the Freeport police station at the time of his arrest, was charged after he was found in possession of the contraband.
Allegations are that on February 2, the investigating officer, an inspector, was given instruction by a senior officer to search Wright, who was on the cell block at the time. During the search, cigarettes, rizzla and lighters were found in a bag that Wright was carrying.
The inspector also observed a bulge in Wright's pants, which turned out to be a parcel of ganja weighing four ounces.