In February, we told you about the most recent criminal charge that Yhony Rosado was fighting in court against his competitor, Vitalino Reyes Sr. Reyes claims that Rosado assaulted him, but yesterday, the Chief Magistrate didn't believe the story and threw the case out.
The trial began yesterday before Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith, where the prosecution called one witness against Rosado. A police officer, who was on duty at the Fort Street Tourism Village, said that on December 26, he witnessed a fist fight between Rosado and Reyes. He said that he had to part the fight, where he pulled Reyes off Rosado.
Rosado took the stand gave his version of the story under oath that he argued with Reyes. He said that at the height of the confrontation, all he did was fire a punch at Reyes to fake him, and afterwards, he walked away without actually touching him.
Reyes also gave his version to the court, explaining the same story he told us, that the two of them got into an argument over tourists who had already booked his tour company. Rosado allegedly tried to poach Reyes' guests and, that's when they got into a quarrel. That's supposedly when Rosado shoved a clipboard at him, punched him in the face, kicked him the leg, and walked away.
After hearing all the evidence, Chief Magistrate Smith commented, "It's unfortunate that the two of you grown men had to reach to this level. There were three versions of the events in this case, and I cannot believe any version."
With that, she bounded both men to keep the peace for the next 3 years, and if they don't they will spend 3 months in jail for the violation.
So, now that the charge is dismissed, it is unclear what effect it will have with the BTB Licensing Committee, which was closely looking at this incident. You may recall that this committee was investigating Rosado, and based on their recommendations, his tour operator's license could have been revoked, which would have jeopardized his multi-million dollar operation.
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