Judicial Scoop:
A Kingston and St. Andrew Parish judge on Monday, November 13, 2023, ordered a university student to spend one night in lockup for allegedly threatening a police constable after he gave her a ticket for running a red light.
Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque, in issuing a solid reprimand to the student, Steffian Brown, said she was giving her “a night of reflection”.
Brown admitted to threatening the cop when she was hauled before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Monday, November 13, 2023, mere moments after the constable ticketed her for breaching the Road Traffic Act.
According to the allegation, the cop caught Brown running a red light, which she claimed was on amber.
“She then said, ‘P***y any weh me see yuh, me a guh buss a shot inna yuh face’,” the complainant related to court while gesturing with ‘gun fingers’.
But Brown denied threatening the cop, saying her words were, “Yuh nah live long.”
However, Cole-Montaque was not amused.
“You are grossly out of order, and I must make an example out of you because too much of this is happening in the Corporate Area,” she said.
Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque
“Why would you say that to the policeman? I don’t take threats lightly, you know. It’s about the respect for the organs of the state. The police uniform must mean something,” the judge added.
Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque
She then ordered Brown to be locked up for the night.
“I am giving you a dose; I am giving you a night of reflection. You are going to need the strength you had earlier for where I am going to send you,” she continued.
Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque
“Use your night constructively and prepare an essay about what this experience has taught you,” the judge ordered.
Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque
Brown is due back in court on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, for sentencing.