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Jermaine Thomas of Green Bay
In a series of court appearances this week, 20-year-old Jermaine Thomas of Greenbay Hill confronted the consequences of a night of criminal activity that left several St. John’s businesses reeling.
The young man’s legal troubles began on Wednesday when he was sentenced to 10 months in prison for breaking into E-Bike Tours on August 29. However, this was just the beginning of Thomas’s reckoning with the law.
Returning to court on Thursday, Thomas found himself facing a litany of additional charges stemming from the same night. In a surprising turn, he admitted guilt to multiple break-ins across the city, painting a picture of a widespread crime spree.
Among his confessions, Thomas acknowledged smashing a window at Gold Beauty Plus and causing damage to Ceco Pharmacy, where he also pilfered $10.
He admitted to breaking into Party Paradise and making off with a cash register valued at $3,000. The trail of destruction continued to Nellie’s and Archie’s Catering, where he damaged a lock.
However, Thomas’s admissions were not all-encompassing. He maintained his innocence regarding attempts to break into Nellie’s and Archie’s Catering, as well as denying involvement in further thefts from Gold Beauty Plus.
The unresolved charges will see Thomas back in court on October 9, facing Magistrate Conliffe Clarke for trial.
How sad,they just don’t want to stop this kind of behavior no matter how many before them
A lot of these youngster are coming from broken homes. No father involvement in their lives and no structure, many have been abused in their earlier years and we are seeing the result of that. This is survival.
More imprisonment for young people,is like they spoil
Yes that is an easy answer. More imprisonment but then what after being imprisoned? The conditions at the prison are horrible. We are sending these young men to go and mix with the thugs and gang members to become more hardened criminals. When you are surrounded by these kinds of people what do you think is going to be the likely outcome?
Always a further date,he already pleaded guilty and admitted why not charge him and shift the focus
I agree Mavis. Sending these guys to Jail makes no sense. Their needs to be a juvenile intervention for these youngsters. Sending them to prison is the easy part.
Such an innocent face doing
These kind of things,this world
Imprisonment, with very hard labour.
, is the answer!
They should give him a little leeway for admitting,he maybe help
I agree and still dont at the same time. There must be a penalty for the crime. Let these youngsters do community service and find ways to pay people back. Alternatives to going to jail because most time they come back out hardened criminals.
Alas they beat him,but he was wrong they’ll learn one way or the other
I wonder why all these people are coming from the same poor communities. Cant you tell? Poverty equals crime
100% true
Another one to eat people tax money
I wish jail on no one,I hope he learn from his mistakes he must definitely needs help if he really went on that rampage
In jail, I hope there is a sound rehabilitation system in prison to help him. A lot of the young men go to jail and return to the public worse than before. Their fathers failed them in being good model fathers—most of them don’t even know their fathers. Street corners raised them why their mothers were doing their two jobs: keeping a roof over their heads, food on the tables, and clothes and shoes on their bodies. Many of these young men are on the street corners with grown men old enough to be their fathers who encourage young people to engage in wrong behaviour. There are no good role models in our society like back then for our fatherless young men today. I remember that every adult man was your uncle back then, who would look out for you and teach you a trade early in life.
Thank God 🙏 some of these young men are getting a conscience and admitting what they did. I hope he turns over a new leaf after his punishment.
Young people who are just throwing their lives away. Lord cover the minds of our young people today!!
At least he admitted to his crimes so he should be given some leniency and locking him up with hardened criminals is not the answer. I have noticed that quite a few young offenders hail from this young man’s community. This should be a red flag and resources such as counseling, job training, food banks and etc should be implemented there. Society needs to be proactive if we are to stem the tide of criminality.