A judge on Wednesday sentenced a teen to three years' probation for robbing a man of a cellular phone while armed with a knife.
The sentence for Cecil Martin-Moxey, 18, was in accordance with the terms of a plea agreement.
Justice Roy Jones warned the convict, who was just 15 when he robbed Eugene Stuart of a Blackberry Torch on Collins Avenue in 2012, that if he committed any offense during the probationary period he would be sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
Martin-Moxey has to pay Stuart $500 by Friday in compensation for the phone.
Jones told Martin-Moxey that armed robbery is a serious offense.
He said, "The reason we are doing this is because of your age at the time of the offense and you have agreed to plead guilty and not waste the court's time. We have many cases to be tried. But it's a serious offense."
Jones said if the compensation is not paid, the agreement would be incomplete and Martin-Moxey would have to stand trial.
His lawyer Glendon Rolle said he would undertake to ensure the money is paid.

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