Imitation soldier before the court after tricking man out of his motor vehicle
A man who used trickery to steal a car is now before the St James Parish Court facing multiple charges.
Demar Senior appeared before judge Kaysha Grant-Pryce on Wednesday charged with larceny by trick and two counts of forgery.
According to court documents, on March 28, the complainant shared a post on the social media platform Facebook advertising a 2005 Toyota Allex for sale for $1.1 million.
Senior reportedly reached out to the vendor, introduced himself as Mark Henry, a soldier, and expressed a desire to purchase the vehicle.
Arrangements were made to meet at the Barnett Street Police Station on March 31. During the meeting, Senior presented the complainant with a photograph of himself and other soldiers in Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) uniforms, as well as two bank transfers, one totalling $1,035,000 and the other for $65,000.
The complaint immediately checked his account which showed that the transfers were pending and he told Senior that as soon as the money reached his account, he would hand him the keys for the vehicle.
Later that day, the two met in the Montego Bay bus park where Senior told the complainant that he wanted to retrieve his bag from a military camp and test drive the vehicle. The complainant handed him the keys, and he left with the vehicle.
The complainant began to feel uneasy and contacted Senior, informing him that his driver’s licence had been left in the vehicle. Senior reportedly responded that he had not seen the licence and was attending a meeting at the military camp.
Following that Senior cut all contact with the complainant who made a report to the police.
Last Friday, police in Black River, St Elizabeth, saw Senior driving the vehicle and apprehended him.
When questioned Senior admitted that he did not have a military background and instead worked with some soldiers, without describing the nature of his involvement.
In court Senior urged the judge not to send him to prison and give him the opportunity to become somebody.
Grant-Pryce responded that she would request a social enquiry report which would be used to determine the appropriate sentence.
Senior was ordered remanded and scheduled to return to court on May 26.
