Jamal Bowen was handed concurrent sentences totalling $7,400 in fines and a three-month driving license suspension following his conviction on drug possession and dangerous driving charges.
The court imposed a $6,800 fine for possession of 209 grams of cannabis with intent to transfer, giving Bowen 12 months to pay or face one year in prison.
He received an additional $600 fine for dangerous driving, which must be paid within seven days or result in 30 days imprisonment and the license suspension.
Bowen was also reprimanded and discharged on a separate cannabis possession charge.
The charges stemmed from a police traffic stop where officers discovered drugs in the vehicle Bowen was driving. The case also involved co-defendant Gibbons, who faced charges including possession with intent to supply and providing false identification to police officers.
The sentences were ordered to run concurrently, meaning Bowen will serve them simultaneously rather than consecutively.
I CAN BET YOU HE STILL GONNA BE DRIVING. nobody BOTHERS WITH THEM SUSPENDED LISCENSE
They care about license at all? He will still be driving any way
Three months without a license for dangerous driving? That’s a slap on the wrist. He could’ve killed someone!”
A fine of over $7,000 is a heavy penalty, but I wonder if it’s enough to deter this kind of behavior. What happens next?
These penalties are little to nothing. Who cares about license. I’ve been driving without license for many years now and what?