Taxi operator pleads guilty to presenting forged documents to police
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A taxi operator pleaded guilty on Tuesday to uttering forged documents to the police when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court.
Allegations are that on January 8, 2026, Anthony Reynolds was stopped in downtown Kingston by police officers assigned to the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB), who requested his motor vehicle documents.
Reynolds allegedly presented the officers with a forged insurance certificate from JN General Insurance Company Limited.
He was subsequently charged with uttering forged documents to the police, conspiracy to deceive members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) by issuing forged documents and disobeying traffic signals.
However, the conspiracy charge was dismissed after the Crown offered no evidence.
Reynolds is set to appear in the Traffic Court on May 4, 2026, to answer to the charge of disobeying traffic signals.
He is also set to return to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on March 19, 2026 for sentencing in relation to the uttering of forged documents.
His bail was extended.
— Vanassa McKenzie
