25 year-old Robert Young Jr. is spending first night of a 2 year sentence after he was convicted of burglary. The Chief Magistrate found him guilty of burglarizing the home of Douglas Hyde, the Police Department's National Youth Program Coordinator.
Young was accused entering Hyde's Hattieville house on September 19, 2012, and he stole an assortment of personal items and government property which amounted to just over seven thousand dollars.
Police responded after the burglary, and they were able to lift fingerprints which was sent to be processed and entered into their AFIS fingerprint database. The prints were positively identified as Young's and as a result, police charged him with burglary.
He stood trial before Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith, and after the police witnesses gave testimony against him, he gave sworn evidence that he was somewhere else when the burglary occurred.
He called an alibi witness on his behalf, and under cross-examination, Chief Magistrate Smith discovered the witness was lying on the stand. He was almost charged with perjury, and he exited the stand after a proper scolding from Chief Magistrate Smith.
After reviewing all of the evidence, Chief Magistrate Smith found him guilty of the offence and sentenced him to spend 2 years in prison. She also ordered that he must compensate Hyde for the stolen items. He has to pay back seven thousand dollars in monthly installments of one hundred dollars. If he defaults, or if he misses a payment, he will spend an additional 2 years in prison.
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