By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was granted $8,000 bail yesterday after he allegedly racked up nearly $9,000 in fraudulent debit card charges for food, hotel and generator bills.
Blair Campbell, 23, faced Magistrate Shaka Serville on multiple charges.
These include five counts of fraud by false pretences, damage and resisting arrest. Campbell with Devardo Taylor, 42, and Kaheem Johnson, 28, faced a further charge of receiving.
Between February 5 to 9 in New Providence, he is accused of defrauding a restaurant and several hotels of a collective $4,321.36 using a nameless debit card. This is in relation to a bill from Burger and Sushi Koya restaurant and room fares from the Glowell Motel, the Orange Hill Inn and Bay View Suites.
On September 5, using the same debit card, Campbell, alongside Taylor and Johnson, allegedly obtained a $4,398.80 black and red Generac generator from Marlin Marine.
During his arrest, Campbell is further accused of causing $90.91 of damage to the uniform of his arresting officer.
In court, all three accused pleaded not guilty to all charges against them.
While prosecutor Sergeant Vernon Pyfrom objected to bail on the basis of the number of charges against Campbell, Magistrate Serville granted the bail.
Under the conditions of Campbell’s $8,000 bail, he is to be fitted with an electronic monitoring device. The accused is further expected to sign in at the Cable Beach Police Station every Monday and Friday by 7pm.
Magistrate Serville then strongly warned the accused to appear at each court adjournment, not to interfere with the witnesses in the matter and not commit any further offences. Failure to comply would result in his bail being revoked and his immediate remand to prison.
The two remaining accused were each granted $2,500 on their charge.
This case’s next trial date is set for November 14 and 15.
Campbell is represented by Wendawn Miller-Frazer.
Commenting has been disabled for this item.