NASSAU-A man accused of making a false complaint to police against social commentator Omar Archer has been charged with deceit.
Prosecutors allege that on May 30 Tino Robinson, 28, of Nassau Village, falsely claimed that Archer, 48, had pulled a gun on him and beaten him up.
Robinson later returned to the station to amend his statement to one of simple assault.
That said, if anything happened between Robinson and Archer, it won’t play out in court.
That’s because Robinson formally withdrew his assault complaint against Archer during a brief court appearance before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes on June 23.
As a result, the magistrate acquitted Archer of the charge. Archer had entered a not guilty plea shortly before the withdrawal.
Still, Robinson faces the deceit of a public officer charge.
In a conciliatory gesture, Archer asked his lawyer Geoffrey Farquharson to represent Robinson.
Robinson denied the charge and returns to court for trial on November 4.
Robinson is on $500 bail.
