By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was placed on probation yesterday after admitting to assaulting a landowner with a cutlass while attempting to pick bananas.
Senior Magistrate Algernon Allen Jr arraigned Michael Pierre, 54, on charges of trespassing, assault with a dangerous weapon, and threats of death.
Pierre reportedly assaulted the landowner with a cutlass while trespassing on a vacant lot in New Providence on February 20. He also threatened the victim with death.
After pleading guilty to the charges, the defendant explained that he had only been attempting to pick fruit and expressed remorse for his rash actions.
Pierre was placed on six months probation, with a six-month prison sentence to be imposed in the event of a breach.
Sergeant 3008 Forbes served as the prosecutor.
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