NASSAU- A man who was caught moving 42.2 pounds of marijuana with his two-year-old son in the car has been jailed.
Acting on information, DEU officers stopped a Honda coupe driven by Demetrio Rolle on Carmichael Road on February 2, 2021.
While searching the car, the officers found an Amico generator box in the back seat next to his two-year-old son.
Rolle denied knowing that drugs were inside the box.
He said his cousin, Winston Gibson, a carpenter, had asked him for a ride to work.
But before taking him there, Rolle said they stopped to the Rasta Camp on Firetrail Road for Gibson to get his “tools.”
Rolle testified that he didn’t know what was in the box until police pulled them over a short time later.
According to Rolle, he didn’t suspect anything because Gibson was wearing Dickies and steel toed boots.
Rolle said he was so angry that he swung at his cousin, who promised to take the rap.
However, police said that Gibson didn’t take ownership of the drugs at the scene.
Additionally, they made no mention of a confrontation between Gibson and Rolle after the drugs were found.
The officer who found the drugs said he smelled the strong scent of marijuana. He also testified that the box was unable to close.
Rolle denied a suggestion from the prosecutor, Inspector Timothy Bain, that he had brought his son along as a cover.
Magistrate Samuel McKinney convicted Rolle of drug possession with intent to supply after finding that he knew that drugs were in the car.
He sentenced the father-of-five to 18 months in prison, plus a $5,000 fine.
Rolle will spend an additional six months if the fine isn’t paid.
Gibson pleaded guilty at arraignment and was sentenced to 15 months in prison.
Philip Hilton represented Rolle.
