A magistrate gave a 61-year-old man arrested with marijuana an opportunity to keep his criminal record clean.
Police arrested Gregory Taylor around 6:15 a.m. on April 28 in Pinewood Gardens after they found ounces of marijuana under the driver seat of his car.
Taylor admitted to a charge of possession of dangerous drugs at his arraignment before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes yesterday. The prosecutor, Inspector Lakisia Moss, told the court that Taylor told officers that he made marijuana tea.
His lawyer, Calvin Seymour, said that Taylor had been forthright from the outset.
Seymour said that a conviction would affect Taylor’s employment at a security company.
According to Seymour, Taylor used marijuana to treat his hypertension.
The magistrate granted Taylor a conditional discharge. If he successfully completes drug counseling and passes his drug tests, his guilty plea will not appear on his record.
However, if he doesn’t abide by the conditions, he will be sentenced to three months in prison.
Taylor returns to court on April 27, 2021 for an update.
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