29 year-old Ryan Bennett is at prison tonight after he was convicted of burglary and harm because he broke into a woman's house and assaulted her with a knife.
The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on March 30, 2014. Pedrina White testified that she was at home in bed with her 3 year old grandson when she heard a bang on her door. Shortly after, Barnett reportedly kicked open her bedroom door and dragged her into the yard at knifepoint. That's where he assaulted her and punched her in the face. White's daughter-in-law also testified and corroborated her story.
In his defence, Barnett testified that he got a phone call where someone was threatening him. He claims that he went looking for the person, who came at him with a gun, which misfired. He claims that he then pursued this assailant which was when some people came out of the house and then police arrived.
Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith did not buy his story and found him guilty of the charges. She sentenced him to 6 months in jail.
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