21-Year-Old Man Granted $4,000 Bail After Joining Altercation Triggered by Domestic Violence Incident

A 21-year-old man who entered a fight when he was “triggered” by seeing a man hit a woman is now on $4 000 bail.

Jaden Jamar Harris of Bibby’s Lane, St Michael pleaded guilty to assaulting Ronald Lavine, occasioning him actual bodily harm, on October 30, 2023, and to causing a disturbance in the Constitution River Terminal, a public place.

The court heard that when public service vehicle (PSV) operators got into an altercation on that day, Harris was nearby and joined in the melee, delivering several kicks to Lavine.

Asked by Magistrate Alison Burke in the District ‘A’ Traffic Court why he had gotten involved, he stated that upon seeing “the big guy hit the girl”, it triggered him.

The judge ordered a pre-sentence report for Harris, who is not known to the court, and adjourned the matter until June 28, 2024 when she requested that the virtual complainant appear.