Man Changes Plea in Threatening Phone Call Case: Kensington Lodge Resident Admits Guilt and Faces Fine or Jail Time

June 14, 2024
Passage Road man changes plea, admits to threatening man via phone. Samuel Agard, 31, fined $1,500 or faces six months in prison for the offense.
After spending a week on remand, a Passage Road man changed his plea and admitted to threatening a man by cellular phone.
Kensington Lodge resident Samuel Matthew Victor Agard, 31, appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court last week and denied using a smartphone to send an electronic communication constituting a threat to Peter Dawson on May 30.
When he re-appeared before Magistrate Angela Knight on Monday, he pleaded guilty and apologised for the act.
Magistrate Knight ordered him to pay a fine of $1 500 before November 29 or spend six months in prison.