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'I wasn't thinking!' Teen confesses to phone theft

Alton Pond, 19, pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods when he appeared before the Magistrate’s Court in John's Hole yesterday, October 1, 2013 after allegedly committing the offence on September 29, 2013 at Nanny Cay. Photo: VINO
An iPhone (not actual phone described in incident). Photo: viewallpaper.com
An iPhone (not actual phone described in incident). Photo: viewallpaper.com
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A teenager confessed before the Magistrate’s court to stealing a mobile phone from a boat and told the court he was not thinking when he committed the act.

Alton Pond, 19, pleaded guilty to handling stolen goods when he appeared before the Magistrate’s Court in John's Hole yesterday, October 1, 2013 after allegedly committing the offence on September 29, 2013 at Nanny Cay.

The defendant, a forklift operator, allegedly stole the iPhone which was valued at $700 which he reportedly found lying around the deck area of a boat. According to the allegations, the teen was reportedly seen on surveillance footage after committing the act.

Pond, who was unrepresented at the time, told the court that he denied the act several times to the arresting officer before eventually confessing. He added that he wasn't thinking while committing the offence.

Assistant Magistrate, Richard Rowe, told Pond he had placed a severe blight on the rest of his life in committing the alleged act. “From now on you will be known by the word criminal,” the Magistrate told Pond.

Pond was placed on $10,000 bail with one signed surety and a social enquiry report was ordered for the teen. An order was also issued for the return of the mobile phone.

He will next appear at the Prospect Reef court on October 10, 2013.

5 Responses to “'I wasn't thinking!' Teen confesses to phone theft”

  • wow (02/10/2013, 10:45) Like (11) Dislike (0) Reply
    Stop take up what you didn't put down!! dam it man, it's just sickening. Learn to work for what the hell u want and if you know you can't afford it leave it the hell alone or save up your money to buy what you want. These young ppl want the best of everything & feel that they entitled at any & everybody else's expense. Talking bout he wasn't thinking...dude stop chat piss cause both u & I know that if you weren't caught on camera u would've walked away scot free with that phone but is only because you get cetch you running excuses.
  • yellow (02/10/2013, 12:37) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Seems like a nice phone!!
  • @ yellow (02/10/2013, 15:36) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    then buy it do not thief um
  • na touch it (02/10/2013, 19:19) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    If a na urs...Gosh!...dat so hard?


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