Spanish Town Mayor Norman Scott has been ordered to submit his fingerprints to the police following his appearance in the St Elizabeth Parish Court in Santa Cruz on Monday.
Scott, who contested the September 3 general election as the People’s National Party candidate for St Elizabeth South East, faces charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and malicious destruction of property. The charges stem from an alleged altercation with Jamaica Labour Party indoor agent Julie Francis at the BB Coke High School polling station in Junction on Election Day.
According to police reports, the incident occurred around noon when Scott reportedly remained inside the polling station beyond the time permitted. When an agent attempted to inform him that his allotted time had expired, a dispute ensued. Police say another agent intervened to calm the situation but was allegedly struck in the face by Scott before his security team escorted him from the premises.
A formal report was filed with the police, and following investigations, summonses were served on Scott on September 12.
During Monday’s hearing before Parish Court Judge Steve Walters, Scott was represented by attorney-at-law Charles Ganga-Singh, while the complainant, Francis, was represented by a legal team led by King’s Counsel Tom Tavares-Finson.
Tavares-Finson told reporters that the judge granted his request to apply for a fiat to proceed with prosecuting the matter. Ganga-Singh declined to comment on the proceedings.
Mayor Scott is scheduled to return to the St Elizabeth Parish Court in Santa Cruz on November 27.
