A Christ Church man who pleaded guilty to charges of sacrilege and escaping custody today apologized in the No. 5 Supreme Court for his actions.
“I am sorry for committing the act. It will not happen again. I need help with my drug problem, Sion Hill resident Euston O’Neal Harmon told Madam Justice Pamela Beckles.
He had been charged with entering the Church of the Living God at St Patrick, Christ Church a divine place of worship on May 14, 2014 and stealing a weed whacker, a gas bottle and a regulator worth $1,197.90 belonging to Julianne Roberts.
In the facts previously outlined by Crown Counsel Oliver Thomas it was revealed that church officials discovered the items missing after they realized that the door to the basement had been broken. The whacker, which has since been returned to its owner, was found at a pawnshop.
When Harmon was taken to the District ‘B’ Police Station in order for him to attend court he escaped without the use of force.
In his sentencing submissions Thomas said that a custodial sentence was merited given the circumstances of the case but Harmon should be credited for his guilty plea. He suggested a starting sentence of eight years with the relevant deductions. The prosecutor said while the offence of escaping carries a two-year prison term his side was “not seeking any further punishment with respects to that matter.”
Harmon, who is known to the court and is currently serving a four-year sentence for serious indecency, which expires in March 2021, declined to say what punishment he, deemed fit for his crime.
He returns before Justice Beckles on April 5 for sentencing.
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