Magistrate Edward King this week heard two Policemen testify that the 20-year-old Looby, of Banana Lane, Warwick, grabbed Sgt. Mervin Greenidge by the back of his shirt collar and pulled him away from an arrest.

Sgt. Greenidge said he arrived outside the nightclub on Front Street at 3.30 a.m. on March 23 last year to find a large and unruly crowd and several Police officers struggling with Richard Daisley.

He went to assist and got hold of Daisley's hands and tried to get him into a Police vehicle.

Sgt. Greenidge told the court that he then felt someone pull him away by his shirt. And when he turned around a man swore at him and said: "Let him go, you're arresting the wrong guy!'' When he told the man to leave the scene, the man swore again and said: "I will destroy you, I'll make you dead meat.'' Sgt. Greenidge said he pushed the man off him, but the man pressed in and repeated similar words and began to bump his chest into the sergeant's who claimed to have almost lost his balance.

Officers retreated to the Hamilton Police Station and Sgt. Greenidge testified that P.c. David Ward identified the man outside the nightclub as Kenneth Looby.

During the first week of June, Sgt. Greenidge said he confronted Looby near Lines Grocery on Ord Road, Warwick and Looby admitted being outside of the Odyssey, but denied assaulting or obstructing Sgt. Greenidge.

"You have the wrong guy,'' he reportedly told Sgt. Greenidge.

But P.c. Ward, a motorcycle officer, told the court that when he arrived he saw the struggle with Daisley and Sgt. Greenidge's arrival.

He said he also saw Looby, whom he knew, grab and pull Sgt. Greenidge from behind and heard words exchanged, including the warnings from Sgt. Greenidge.

He estimated the crowd to be between 400-500 people and he said Looby was among four or five that were trying to get between the Police and Daisley.

P.c. Ward also said: "The offender was known to me and it (to leave) was the logical thing to do.'' At Hamilton Police Station later that morning, P.c. Ward told Sgt. Greenidge that the man was Looby.

The trial was adjourned until on March 18. Looby is represented by lawyer Marc Telemaque while Insp. Kenrick James appeared for Police prosecutions.

MAGISTRATE IGNORES GUILTY PLEA CTS Magistrate ignores guilty plea A Magistrate yesterday ignored the guilty plea of a Hamilton Parish man who admitted carrying two knives.

Geno L. Trott, 36, of Trinity Church Road Hamilton Parish denied unlawful destruction of a car tyre valued at $100. But he told the court he entered the guilty plea just to have the matter "over with''.

However, Magistrate Arthur Hodgson informed Trott that the court could not be conducted in such a manner.

And despite Trott's protests his guilty plea was rejected.

He will stand trial on June 11.

MEN DISQUALIFIED FOR DRUNK DRIVING CTS Men disqualified for drunk driving A 45-year-old Sandys man was fined $450 and disqualified from all vehicles when he admitted driving his motorcar while impaired.

Alfred Quinton Simmons of Hog Bay Level, pleaded guilty to the charge in Magistrates' Court this week.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Phil Taylor said that Police went to the scene of a road traffic accident on January 12.

There they found a car stationary in the road near to a wall that had been demolished.

Simmons was found slumped over and appeared incoherent and unsteady on his feet. His breath also smelled strongly of intoxicants. At Hamilton Police Station he refused the breath test.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis fined Simmons $450 and took him off the road for 12 months.

Driving while impaired cost a Pembroke man $450 and a one-year driving ban this week.

Michael Sheehan, 30, of Ingham Drive, admitted in Magistrates' Court to the offence which took place on Pitt's Bay Road, Pembroke on October 24 last year.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Phil Taylor said Police officers on patrol around 3 a.m. saw Sheehan riding a motorcycle on the wrong side of the street.

He then swerved and almost lost control, added Sgt. Taylor.

Sheehan was stopped by the officers who arrested him on suspicion of drunk driving.

A breath test at the Hamilton Police Station revealed Sheehan had at least 214 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood -- the legal limit is 80 milligrams.

Senior Magistrate Will Francis ordered Sheehan to pay a $450 fine and banned him from driving all motor vehicles for the next 12 months.

FINED FOR OBSTRUCTING THE POLICE CTS Fined for obstructing the Police A Pembroke man and a Salvation Army resident were this week fined for obstructing Police in the course of duty.

Tyrone Tucker, 26, of St. Monica's Road and Antoine Dillas, 33, both pleaded guilty in Magistrates' Court to the offences which took place in Pembroke on January 31.

Police prosecutor Sgt. Phil Taylor said officers patrolling Angle Street, Pembroke around 1 a.m. noticed a "nervous'' Tucker standing outside of the Young Men's Social Club.

When the officers approached Tucker and attempted to search him under the Misuse of Drugs Act he ran off toward Court Street.

At this time, Dillas appeared and demanded to know why Tucker was under investigation.

Dillas then attempted to push past the officers and when they told him to go away, he said: "If you want to take me, then take me.'' Both men were arrested and taken to the Hamilton Police Station where searches revealed that the men had no illegal substances.

But Senior Magistrate Will Francis ordered Tucker and Dillas to pay fines of $200 and $250, respectively, for obstructing Police.

DENIES SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF TEEN CTS Denies sexual exploitation of teen A 54-year-old man yesterday denied sexual exploitation of a young person.

Magistrates' Court heard that the alleged victim was a girl under 14 years old.

The defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was released on $2,000 bail with a like surety.

He was ordered to return to court on February 20 for his trial. He was also ordered not to have contact with the complainant.

WARRANT ISSUED FOR TAXI DRIVER CTS Warrant issued for taxi driver A Magistrate yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of a taxi driver charged with speeding at 76 kph.

Edward Van Putten, 53, of North Street, Pembroke yesterday failed to show up for his trial in Magistrates' Court.

Van Putten previously pleaded not guilty to the offence which he claimed was the result of a "medical emergency''.

On December 8 last year Van Putten told the court that a call came in for him to go to Hamilton Parish Recreational Club and pick up a person in need of medical attention.

But on the way he was stopped by Police and issued the speeding ticket.

Van Putten added that many people called taxis instead of an ambulance in emergency situations.