Watch ‘trap’ thief jailed for 21 days

A man, who claimed he stole a watch because he knew it was a trap, was yesterday sent to prison for 21 days after he pleaded guilty to the charge.

Forty-two-year-old Damian James of 32 West La Penitence Housing Scheme, pleaded guilty after he was accused of stealing one Extreme waterproof watch valued $3,500.

According to the defendant, he had picked up the watch from the ground