A taxi driver who assaulted a police constable and behaved disorderly was granted $10,000 self-bail and placed on a bond to keep the peace for two years, when he appeared before Magistrate Melissa Robertson-Ogle at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Jerrick Thorne of 35 Princes Street, Wortmanville, pleaded guilty to the charges of unlawfully assaulting Police Constable Orlanzo Webster and disorderly behaviour.

Thorne stated that on September 3 around 09:00 hrs on Orange Walk, Bourda, he saw Constable Webster riding against the one-way. Shortly after that, two schoolboys were also seen riding down the same one-way and Webster who was still in the vicinity told them to let the air down from their bicycle wheels for breaching the traffic law.

Thorne said he told Webster that what he was doing was not right because he had just done the same thing.

Webster then arrested Thorne for allegedly assaulting him.

However, the prosecution stated that on the day in question, Webster observed some individuals going down the one-way and ordered them to let the air out of their bicycle wheels, when Thorne started to abuse him.

After listening to the matter, the magistrate entered a not guilty plea but subsequently Thorne informed the court that he wished to resolve the matter immediately since he would be leaving the country soon.

Magistrate Robertson-Ogle then entered a guilty plea for the accused and ordered that he pay the self-bail and placed him on the two-year bond to keep the peace.