A man who rode through a crowd of people in the midst of nomination day and made contact with a young Gombey was in police custody this afternoon.

A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service said that at about 11am, officers were monitoring traffic near Mount Saint Agnes Academy, the assigned location of the nomination of candidates for the upcoming General Election.

While there, their attention was drawn to a male riding an auxiliary cycle in a dangerous manner through a crowd of people travelling from Court Street that were accompanied by a Gombey troupe.

“Officers who were on scene to control traffic around the procession quickly caught up with and detained the male rider,” the spokesman said.

“It was later reported to police that as the vehicle was being ridden through the crowd, the vehicle made contact with an 11-year-old Gombey performer.

“It is not believed that the young male dancer was injured during the incident.”

Assistant Commissioner of Police Martin Weekes, said that the rider, who was still in custody this afternoon, is expected to appear before the courts facing a number of charges in relation to their driving.

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