By Latrishka Thomas
Just about three weeks after being released from His Majesty’s Prison, a man landed on the wrong side of the law again and was sentenced to a year in jail.
Charles Livingstone’s freedom was cut short yesterday when he was jailed by Acting Chief Magistrate Dexter Wason for breaking into a woman’s home and stealing $1,545 worth of items.
The 38-year-old man from Potters broke into a house in Clare Hall on December 30 and stole a 32-inch television, a flow box, a transformer and other items.
Officers from the rapid response unit responded to a report of a break-in on the day in question and apprehended the defendant. He was caught with the stolen items and taken into custody.
Upon investigating further, the police discovered that a lock on a metal gate was broken and a glass window was damaged.
Livingstone was therefore charged with malicious damage, breaking, entering, and larceny.
Having learned that he has a long list of priors and had just finished serving nine months for damaging his mother’s home, the Magistrate sentenced him to spend 12 months in prison.