NASSAU-A man allegedly facing eviction stole $50 from his job.
Alexander Hepburn, 22, of Baillou Hill Road, told a magistrate that desperation drove him to commit the crime.
Hepburn’s boss at Vision Financial Business Services watched him steal the money on the company’s surveillance camera on July 6.
As a result, he called police. They arrested Hepburn for stealing by reason of employment.
Hepburn admitted the charge at his arraignment today before Magistrate Jeanine Weech-Gomez.
However, Hepburn told the court, “I’m no criminal. I was desperate.”
According to Hepburn, his landlord told him that he would be out on the streets if he didn’t pay the rent owed.
Hepburn said he intended to replace the stolen money when he received his pay the following day.
Begging for mercy, Hepburn said that he was “all alone” as his family lived in Freeport, Grand Bahama.
Magistrate Weech-Gomez condemned Hepburn’s actions as “stupid and reckless.”
She said, “You just made yourself a criminal. You could have just gone to your employer and asked for an advance.”
“Wouldn’t it better to sleep on the street for a night than for somebody to call you a thief?”
After giving Hepburn a tongue lashing, the magistrate gave him a second chance.
She ordered him to repay the $50, which he claimed he would borrow from a friend, by Thursday. What’s more, Hepburn has to write a letter of apology to his former employer.
The offence won’t show up on Hepburn’s record if he stays out of trouble for 12 months.
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