`Baggage’ man gets 18 months for kick-down-the-door theft

A 43-year-old man was yesterday sentenced to 18 months in jail after he admitted to breaking and entering a home and stealing $105,000 in items.

Kevin Gray, of Aubrey Barker Road, South Ruimveldt Park, was read the charge by Magistrate Sunil Scarce.

The charge stated that on June 20, at Lot 95 Dennis Street, Campbellville, he broke and entered the home of Taneka Joaquin and stole a TCL flat screen television set valued at $80,000, and an Acer Tablet valued at $25,000.

After the charge was read to the accused, he initially told the court that he was guilty with an explanation. Gray said that on the day in question he was asked by someone he knew to