39 year-old Javier Constantino, a resident of 75 Barrack Road, is spending his second night of a 3 year sentence in jail, all because he got charged with assaulting his younger brother.
Now, common-assault is minor offence under the law, and usually convicted persons just pay a fine. So, it came as a surprise to Constantino when he was told that he was going to jail instead.
When he was arraigned yesterday, he pleaded guilty and was given bail of $500 dollars, with his case was adjourned until June 1. Normally, that would have been the end of the hearing for the day, but the court did a background check to find out if he owes the court any fines.
Well, when they checked, they found that he owes a 10 thousand dollar fine for a drug trafficking conviction that he received in 2012. He was to pay that fine a long time ago, and because he defaulted on payment, the court sentenced him to 3 years in jail.
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