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Basil Willis is no stranger to the Magistrate's Court. He has a rap sheet of over 90 offenses, many of which he has been convicted for. Well, today, less than two weeks since he got bail for a burglary at the Grace Primary School Kitchen, Willis was back in the dock.

Yesterday, mechanic Egbert Vernon reported to CIB personnel that his car was broken into and over $1000 worth of tools were stolen. Police were quick to respond and found Willis, tools in hand, just thirty feet away from where Vernon's car was parked. 

In court today Willis pled guilty to handling stolen goods and damage to property. Magistrate Carlon Mendoza refrained from imposing a non-custodial fine due to Willis's storied criminal history. Instead, Magistrate Mendoza sentenced him to a year in prison for each offence, with the sentences to run consecutively.