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30 year-old Tyron Smith is spending his first night of a 7-year sentence after he was convicted of robbery in the Magistrate's Court.

The complaint, 20 year-old Scarlet Zelaya, testified before Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith that on October 27, 2013, at around 11 a.m., she got of a bus and was walking on Cemetery Road when Smith hailed her from under a tree. Shortly after that, Smith ambushed her and demanded
that she hand over her purse. Zelaya testified that when she refused, Smith punched her repeatedly in the face until she let go.

Her testimony was strengthened by that of a Police Sergeant attached to the Gang Suppression Unit. He testified that he was on patrol with other officers when they received a report of a robbery in progress. He said that when they responded, he saw Smith running toward the police mobile, so, he subdued and detained him. He found Zelaya's purse on him.

In his defense, Smith testified and said that police took him from his home that day. He said that police searched his house under the strength of a warrant, and then detained him after he was informed that he was wanted for some robbery he didn't know about.

After reviewing all the evidence, Chief Magistrate Smith found him guilty, and sentenced him to 7 years in prison.