NASSAU-A Jamaican man, who tipped off an armed robbery suspect so that he could evade capture, has paid a $500 fine to avoid spending three months in prison.
Shemore McClean, 19, pleaded guilty to obstruction when he appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney.
Police went to McClean’s home at Bamboo Street in Golden Gates in search of wanted suspect Shakeil Smith on June 10.
Smith, originally from St. Catherine, Jamaica called McClean’s cellphone while the officers were there.
He answered the phone on the officer’s instructions. Rather than luring Smith to the home as the police officers had hoped, McClean told him to run because the police were there.
Attorney Ian Cargill asked the court for leniency due to McClean’s cooperation. He said that police only knew who had called because McClean was honest enough to tell them.
McClean appeared before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis on the obstruction charge on June 12.
He pleaded guilty on that occasion too. However, the court didn’t accept his plea after he denied he told Smith to run when he answered the call.
Rolle-Davis set an early trial because McClean’s visa expires soon. McClean is in the country visiting his mother, who is married to a Bahamian.
Meanwhile, police are still looking for Smith. They issued a wanted poster for him last week.
