{"id":18744,"date":"2018-08-14T14:29:43","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T18:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=18744"},"modified":"2018-08-14T17:03:12","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T21:03:12","slug":"st-vincent-man-jailed-for-cursing-acting-police-commissioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/st-vincent-man-jailed-for-cursing-acting-police-commissioner\/","title":{"rendered":"ST. VINCENT-Man jailed for cursing acting Police Commissioner"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A senior magistrate has sentenced a 56-year-old man to one month in jail after he pleaded guilty to using obscene language to acting Police Commissioner Colin John last weekend.<\/p>

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The Kingstown Magistrate\u2019s Court heard that Daniel Edwards, also known as \u201cLaugh\u201d told the acting top cop to \u201c \u201cHaul you mother**t\u201d at Heritage Square in the capital on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John was at the time patrolling the streets of the capital when he saw Edwards misbehaving and cursing other people.<\/p>

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The accused told Senior Magistrate Rickie Burnett that he was drunk when he was misbehaving and cursing the acting Police Commissioner.<\/p>

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But the Senior Magistrate told Edwards \u201cto tell the Commissioner of Police these words that is disrespect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After he was sentenced the court was adjourned for a few minutes to allow workers to spray the area with air fresheners as Edwards reeked of urine during his court appearance.<\/p>

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