By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was sentenced to a year in prison yesterday after admitting to breaking into a church and stealing thousands of dollars worth of equipment six years ago.
Earlier this week, Oclen Pierre, 42, stood before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans on a charge of sacrilege.
Pierre is said to have broken into United Church of God Deliverance on October 2, 2016. During this break-in, the accused stole two stand up Lasko fans, two wall fans, a black cordless microphone, a wired microphone, a black Yamaha keyboard and two Yamaha amps. These items, which are said to be the property of Randy Stubbs, have an estimated value of $2,869.
In court after Pierre was informed that he had been denied bail on the basis of him having a pending charge before the Supreme Court, he reversed his earlier position and pleaded guilty to the offence.
Due to his previous charge, the magistrate sentenced him to one year at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services.
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