NASSAU- The coronavirus pandemic left a man accused of trespassing and disorderly behavior stuck in prison for almost five months.
Police arrested Romeo Major, 42, around 3:35am on March 8 after receiving a complaint from his father.
Joseph Major told police that his son showed up to his house in Freeport and created a disturbance.
When Major appeared in court in Freeport, he denied the charges. Major, who had no prior convictions, was remanded to prison after he couldn’t make bail.
With new trials suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, he remained in prison.
Major pleaded guilty to the charges when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on Monday, August 4. She ordered his release after considering the time he had already spent in prison.
He’ll stay with a relative while in New Providence.
Major said the charges stemmed from a misunderstanding. According to him, a friend dropped him to his father’s home after a night of drinking.
Major said he told the friend that he didn’t live there, but he couldn’t leave because the car had overheated.