Her Majesty's Prisons sends the wrong man to court

Wed, Mar 5th 2014, 10:39 AM

Court officials are trying to locate a defendant accused of causing over $20,000 in damage to equipment belonging to the Water and Sewerage Corporation.
Marvin Rolle, 41, is scheduled to be tried for the offense before Justice Vera Watkins.
The court sent an order of attendance to the prison but the wrong Marvin Rolle was sent to court.
The Rolle who appeared before Watkins yesterday is 20-years-old and is charged with armed robbery.
Watkins satisfied herself that the wrong man was before her when she looked at a passport photo attached to the case file.
Attorney Michael Kemp told the court that the younger Rolle was granted bail last year but his family was unable to meet the requirements for his release.
He quipped that the older man may have been freed instead of him.
Watkins said the court would place Rolle's date of birth and full name on the order of attendance.
In other court news, Richard Ford, also known as Richard Parchment, was unanimously acquitted of the armed robbery of a phone card vendor.
Prosecutors alleged that Ford robbed the man at gunpoint of cash and phone cards with an total value of $300.
Ian Cargill represented Ford.

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