5-year sentence reduction for duo in Road Town Station break-in
Meade (left) and George. Their accomplice Kareem Simon, who pleaded guilty last year, is already serving an eight year sentence. Photo: VINO/file
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Five years have been taken off the sentence period for Courtney Meade and Ramon George who were sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in July for their part in the break-in of the Road Town Police Station in November 2010.
The sentence was reduced in the Court of Appeal today October 2, 2012 following an appeal by the duo’s lawyer Mr. Patrick Thompson, who contended that the sentence handed down by High Court Judge, Justice Albert Redhead was excessive.
The appeal was heard by Justices Louise Blendman, Don Mitchell, QC and Davidson Baptiste,
The young men, who were in their early 20’s when the crime was committed, pleaded guilty in the High Court on May 8 to aggravated burglary and carrying an unlicensed firearm.
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10 Responses to “5-year sentence reduction for duo in Road Town Station break-in ”
Is there a statute of limitations for assault of a police officer during the commission of a crime? If not, I say they should be charged and tried. Add another 5 years (or more) to their sentence and be sure they run consecutively and not concurrently.
Man!