Plaisance electrician gets 1 year for stealing street lights
Sentenced: Sharmo Jones
An electrician has recently been sentenced to one year’s imprisonment for stealing several street lights from the Young Professionals Housing Scheme at La Bonne Intention (LBI), East Coast Demerara (ECD).
Sharmo Jones of Plaisance Squatting Area, ECD was arrested two days after the theft was reported to Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal during an outreach to the LBI area. After receiving the complaint, the minister handed the matter over to the police, and the 34-year-old Jones was arrested.
The lights that were recovered
He admitted to stealing the street lights and installing them in various areas. The police have since recovered 24 stolen street lights, and Jones has been charged with the offence of simple larceny.
Arraigned before Sparendaam Magistrate Abigail Gibbs, Jones pleaded guilty as charged, and a one-year prison sentence was imposed on him.
