Sophia man remanded for assaulting cop after viral video

…slapped with 10 traffic fines totalling $355K

A 24-year-old resident of the Sophia Squatting Area in Greater Georgetown, was on Monday, June 2, 2025, brought before the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court after a video of him assaulting a police officer went viral on social media.
Shamar Williams appeared before Magistrate Fabayo Azore at the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court, where he faced several charges stemming from an incident involving a Police Constable. The charges included: Assault causing actual bodily harm, he pleaded not guilty and was granted bail in the sum of $15,000; damage to property, he also pleaded not guilty and was granted $10,000 bail; assault of a peace officer with intent to resist lawful apprehension, for this charge, Williams was remanded to prison.

This matter was adjourned to June 23.
In addition to the assault-related charges, Williams was also taken before Magistrate Shivani Lalaram later that day to answer several traffic-related offences. He was found guilty on most of the charges and fined accordingly.
For driving without a valid licence, he was fined $30,000- or six-weeks’ imprisonment. For failure to conform to a traffic sign, he received a $20,000 fine or four weeks’ imprisonment. He was fined another $10,000- or two-weeks’ imprisonment for failure to wear a safety helmet.
Additional charges included breach of a one-way street, for which he was fined $20,000; operating an uninsured motor vehicle, which carried a $30,000 fine; and operating an unlicensed motor vehicle, for which he was fined $20,000.
He was further fined $25,000 for using an uncertified motor vehicle, $20,000 for poor maintenance of the vehicle, and a hefty $150,000 for having an obscured rear identification mark—this particular offence carrying the steepest penalty, or 30 weeks’ imprisonment in default of payment.
Williams also faced a charge of failing to display a front identification mark. He pleaded not guilty to this charge and was granted $10,000 bail.