Rock thrower gets 16-day remand

When a female driver disregarded a car washer’s declaration that she could not park in a particular spot because it was being held for someone else he launched a rock at her vehicle damaging it.

However, 22-year-old Romario Joshua Taylor, of 9th Avenue Belleville, St Michael claimed that he committed the act against Suzanne Archer because she hit him with her car after telling her about the park located in the area of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Martindales Road yesterday.

Those were the facts disclosed by Station Sergeant Crishna Graham which led not only to a stern reprimand from the Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes, but a 16-day remand at Dodds for Taylor.

“This is foolishness. The height of reckless, ignorant behaviour. Somebody gave you powers to regulator traffic in that area?” Weekes asked.

Taylor said, “I dun tell her that she can’t get de spot…and she keep driving . . . and the car pass on my right foot.” The spot, he said, was for another woman. He, however, said he did not seek medical attention nor did he call the police about the alleged incident.

“A car washer on private property and you want to tell people where to park. You have no authority to tell anybody what to do in terms of parking their car. You take up a rock and broke the lady’s windshield,” the judicial officer stated.

“Because she hit me you know . . . on my foot . . . with the bumper,” Taylor responded

The Chief Magistrate described his actions as “totally and completely ridiculous”.

He said: “This type of wild-style behaviour will not be tolerated. That land is not yours, you are operating to earn a living on it. If you believe the lady struck you, the first thing you should have done was to forget about car washing and tell the lady straight ‘I going to the police for you.’ When she goes into the hospital and comes back out the police would be waiting there for her.

“But you decide you going to take up a rock . . . like a wild man from the jungle. That ain’t happening around here. Your behaviour was totally uncalled for and outrageous,” Weekes ruled before remanding Taylor until January 7.