A menace TikToker has been remanded in custody after he denied breaching a criminal behaviour order.
Bacari-Bronze O'Garro, 18, of Crayford Road, Dartford, denied three offences of breaching a criminal behaviour order when he appeared in custody at Thames Magistrates' Court on Saturday, 27th May 2023.
The maximum penalty for this offence is 6 months' imprisonment, an unlimited fine or both on summary conviction; or 5 years' imprisonment, an unlimited fine, or both on conviction on indictment.
As discussed in yesterday's article, the order was imposed on Wednesday, 24th May 2023 as a result of O'Garro's conviction for breaching the requirements of a community protection notice.
It included a prohibition on him uploading video footage to social media without the explicit consent of those featured in it. It also prohibited him from attending the Westfield Centre in Stratford.
Within hours the Metropolitan Police had received a complaint that the unemployed 18-year-old - who was described as "an intelligent young man and a young man with some potential" by his solicitor at Wednesday's hearing - had breached both of those conditions.
O'Garro was remanded in custody until his next hearing at Thames Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 30th May 2023.
It should be highlighted that in these circumstances a person can only be remanded in custody if the court believes there is a real prospect of custody should they be convicted of the offence. Although not explicitly reported by the media, it seems likely that District Judge Susan Holdham refused bail because she is of the opinion that if bail were granted O'Garro would commit further offences.
The hearing on Tuesday, which is undoubtedly his second bail application, could well take place by videolink. Should he be refused bail on that occasion, the chances are he'll be on remand until the trial date.
Update (30/5/23): As expected, O'Garro has made a second bail application. On this occasion, he has been granted bail with conditions until his trial at Stratford Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, 19th July 2023.
5 comments:
Good.
Oh Dear, How Sad, Never Mind.
Starting point is 12 weeks for a B2 breach of CBO. Could be more, but most likely suspended.
When do we get the name of his 3rd man of his 3 man gang?
You know JP, I'm not so sure it will be suspended (if convicted). Can he be rehabilitated? Well, he's not shown much contrition. Would immediate custody have an adverse impact on anyone else? Not that we know of. He has no dependents. Does he have strong personal mitigation? Well he might have had some when he first appeared on Wednesday, but I'd say that horse has bolted now.
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