Five men in Magistrates' over assault on officers
incident in which two Policemen were allegedly assaulted.
Before the court were Kyle Desmond Baxter, 20, of Bobs Valley Road; Kenith Clifton Bulford, 20, of Oriel Lane; Jermaine Edward Butterfield, 21, of Cambridge Road; Curtis Anthony Grant, 23, of Tween Walls; and Terrence N.
Thomas, 22, of Cricket Lane.
Their charges related to an incident at Sandys on August 27.
Bulford pleaded not guilty to possessing an offensive weapon, namely a plank of wood with a nail protruding from it.
He also denied escaping custody and assaulting a Policeman.
In addition, Bulford, Butterfield and Thomas denied assaulting a Police officer in an attempt to resist the arrest of Curtis Grant.
Baxter pleaded not guilty to using offensive words, and Grant denied using threatening words, and assaulting a Police officer in order to resist being arrested.
Senior Magistrate the Wor. Will Francis bailed the men and adjourned the case for trial on January 27.