Tashieka Mair, Star Writer
WESTERN BUREAU

An accused cellular phone thief, who is contesting a robbery charge was remanded when he was brought before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court, on Wednesday.

The man, Sean Jackson, 24, of a Montego Bay, St James address, is arguing a case of mistaken identity to allegations of robbery with aggravation and assault at common law.

This is, however, not the first time that the accused has been before the court on such a charge. Last October, he was charged with larceny, assaulting a police constable, resisting arrest, malicious destruction of property and possession of an offensive weapon stemming from allegations that he attacked a woman and robbed her of a cellular phone valued at $24,000.

He also pleaded not guilty to those allegations.

The report stemming from the recent offence is that at 7 p.m. on April 29, the police were on patrol along Barnett Street in Montego Bay when they observed a struggle between a man and a woman.

stabbed victim

The cops observed him grabbing something from the woman and as she tried to retrieve the item, the man allegedly stabbed at her and pushed her to the ground. The man ran and was chased and held by the police.

The man, allegedly, turned out to be Jackson who held his knife at the police in a threatening manner. The woman subsequently made a report to the police that the accused took her cellphone valued at $12,000.

However, in court, Jackson told RM Winsome Henry: "It's not me your honour".

The officer who witnessed the incident told the court that from the moment he and his colleague saw the tussle between the accused and the complainant, they never lost sight of him and are positive that he was the one involved in the incident.

He was remanded in custody until May 19 when he will be assigned legal representation.