Police officers encountered him in his neighborhood yesterday, and when the officers observed closely, they saw that he had "30" tattooed on his left arm, and "WS" on his right hand. Police associate these tattoos with the Crips Gang, and they charged him with the offence of displaying gang insignias.

He was arraigned today before Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer on the charge, and he attempted to plea guilty to the offence. He says that he got the tattoos when he was in primary school, but that he has been a member of the Central Assembly of God Church for the past 6 years now.

Based on his explanation, Senior Magistrate Frazer entered him into an equivocal not guilty plea. She granted him bail of $600, but then, police found out that he has not paid $200 for a drug possession conviction. Because he couldn't pay the fine, he was remanded to prison, and he will remain there until he can pay the fine.