KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man believed to be of unsound mind is set to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether he is fit to stand trial, after allegedly stealing a motor vehicle along Knutsford Boulevard in New Kingston.

Collin Thomas Williams has been charged with the theft of a motor car.

According to the allegations, the complainant parked his vehicle along Knutsford Boulevard, in the vicinity of Scotiabank, to use the ATM. He reportedly left the engine running. Upon returning from the ATM, he saw a woman struggling with a box and reportedly went to assist her to her vehicle. When he returned, his car was missing.

He enquired of a man who had been parked behind him—who turned out to be a policeman—whether a wrecker had towed his car. The officer reportedly informed him that a man had entered the vehicle and driven away.

The officer then assisted the complainant in searching the New Kingston area. The vehicle was soon spotted in a line of traffic. When the officer attempted to intercept the car, Williams allegedly refused to stop. He was eventually removed from the vehicle, at which point it was observed that he appeared to be mentally unstable.

Williams, however, denied the allegations.

“No, I don’t take no car, miss,” he told Parish Judge Venice Blackstock-Murray when he appeared in the Criminal Division of the Half-Way-Tree Parish Court on Tuesday.

A legal aid attorney has been assigned to represent Williams.

He was remanded in custody, and a fingerprint order was made. A psychiatric evaluation has been ordered. The matter is set for trial on October 3, 2025 in the Fast Track Court.

— Vanassa McKenzie