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Two More Years For Denfield
posted (February 5, 2014)

35 year-old Denfield Lemott, who is serving 5 years in prison for burglary had 2 more years added on to his jail time after he was convicted of a second burglary where he broke into a nurse's office at the Cleopatra White Health Center.

Pauline Griffith testified in the trial before Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith that on January 13, 2013, she left her office for a few minutes and when she returned she found Lemott in the office area by himself. When she questioned him, he said that he was waiting there, and she told him to leave, she saw her wallet, which contained $100 in cash in his back pocket. Lemott was detained by a security guard who was alerted, and when the wallet was taken away from him, she confirmed that it belonged to her.
Lemoth was then charged with theft.

Throughout the trial Lemott maintained his innocence, but presented with the evidence, Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith found him guilty of the offence. She sentenced him to serve 7 years concurrently to his 5 years he is already serving. He will therefore serve 7 years in jail.

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