Magistrate issues arrest warrant for SCB landlord
Richardson, a taxi operator, was due to appear in court last Friday, a few weeks earlier and also in November 2013 on a charge of failing to comply with a notice requiring abatement of a nuisance but never showed up or issued an explanation for his absence. The matter was first heard before the court in March, 2012.
Commenting on the urgency of the issue, Magistrate John said he would be available to deal with the issue even if it were to appear before him on a Sunday. “I am always available,” he stated.
The court heard that Richardson’s Sea Cows Bay apartment building continues to be a nuisance to the neighbourhood after he had appeared in court previously for not having his sewerage properly disposed of.
The Crown related that Richardson previously agreed to resolve the situation with the Environmental Health Division but later checks by the agency revealed that the situation remained unresolved.
When his matter was previously called a few weeks ago, a bench warrant had been issued at a police station for Richardson’s appearance but he failed to enter an appearance once again. It is unclear whether he was served with the previous warrant.
Magistrate John remarked that the incident was one which was continuous and detrimental to society and questioned why the matter has lingered before the court for the past two years.
The open warrant, as explained by prosecutor Herbert Potter, allows any Police officer to arrest Richardson for an appearance at court at any time regardless of the location where he is discovered.
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