Bar manager remanded on theft charge

A 36-year-old bar manager appeared before the District ‘A’ Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday charged with stealing almost $20 000.

Dwight Johnson, a Jamaican national, was not required to plead to theft of $19 666 belonging to Vedat Tok on July 16. The charge is indictable.

Sergeant Randolph Boyce objected to bail for the accused, informing the court that Johnson had no legal status on the island and there were concerns that he would abscond as he was arrested at the airport.

The prosecutor also pointed to the strength of the evidence against the accused.

In response, defence lawyer Jade Kennedy — appearing in association with attorneys Michael Lashley KC and Sharessa Dottin —  told Chief Magistrate Ian Weekes that Johnson had no prior convictions and was the sole provider for his children in Jamaica.

That bail application was unsuccessful.

Johnson was remanded to make his next court appearance on August 20.