A man who claimed he did not know he was riding a stolen bike ended up pleading guilty in Magistrates' Court on Friday to receiving the bike knowing it was stolen, claiming he felt he would lose even if he pleaded innocent.

Roger Lightbourne, 35, currently at Westgate Prison awaiting trial on a separate matter, was stopped by Police on December 10 on Court Street when they noticed he was riding a green Honda Scoopy which matched the description of a bike stolen on December 1.

At first, Lightbourne attempted to evade Police, but they gave chase and he eventually stopped and identified himself on Dundonald Street. "It wasn't me, you have the wrong person," he told Police at the time.

In court on Friday, Lightbourne maintained that he had borrowed the bike from someone, not knowing it was stolen, however he pleaded guilty to receiving the bike.

Acting Magistrate Carlisle Greaves explained the charge was that he had either received the bike knowing it was stolen, or that he should have known it was stolen.

Lightbourne replied: "I don't have a foot to stand on ... I know I'm going to lose anyway." He continued to plead guilty, despite maintaining that he did not know the bike was stolen."

Noting that Lightbourne had a significant previous record, Mr. Greaves sentenced him to six months in jail.

As Lightbourne was leaving the courtroom, Mr. Greaves asked if he was still pleading innocent to the separate matter."

"Absolutely," Lightbourne replied.