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A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of defeated Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) candidate for North West St. Catherine, Dr. Sandra Nesbeth.
The warrant was issued after Dr. Nesbeth failed to show in the Linstead Resident Magistrate's court on Wednesday to answer to several criminal charges.
The warrant was issued by presiding Resident Magistrate Marsha Dunbar Green after the politician's name was called repeatedly.
Dr. Nesbeth, a physician, who operates an office in Linstead, was served a summons in the latter part of last year for tampering with a crime scene.
She was also cited for assault at common law, assaulting a police officer and obstructing the police in the lawful execution of their duty.
Dr. Nesbeth, who was also defeated in her bid to become councillor for the Linstead Division in last month's local government elections, was also charged for using abusive language.
The charges stem from a shooting incident on the night of November 17 last year.
It was reported then that 33-year-old Durrant Matterdene of East Street in Linstead was killed and another man injured when they were shot by men in a moving motorcar.
It was reported that Dr. Nesbeth allegedly arrived on the scene before the police and proceeded to gather spent shells from the scene.
When the police arrived and were told that she had them they asked her to hand them over.
The police say she refused and a struggle ensued during which the spent shells were forcibly taken from her hands.
In the wake of the shooting, the residents blocked the road claiming that the shots were fired from a police car.
The warrant was issued after Dr. Nesbeth failed to show in the Linstead Resident Magistrate's court on Wednesday to answer to several criminal charges.
The warrant was issued by presiding Resident Magistrate Marsha Dunbar Green after the politician's name was called repeatedly.
Dr. Nesbeth, a physician, who operates an office in Linstead, was served a summons in the latter part of last year for tampering with a crime scene.
She was also cited for assault at common law, assaulting a police officer and obstructing the police in the lawful execution of their duty.
Dr. Nesbeth, who was also defeated in her bid to become councillor for the Linstead Division in last month's local government elections, was also charged for using abusive language.
The charges stem from a shooting incident on the night of November 17 last year.
It was reported then that 33-year-old Durrant Matterdene of East Street in Linstead was killed and another man injured when they were shot by men in a moving motorcar.
It was reported that Dr. Nesbeth allegedly arrived on the scene before the police and proceeded to gather spent shells from the scene.
When the police arrived and were told that she had them they asked her to hand them over.
The police say she refused and a struggle ensued during which the spent shells were forcibly taken from her hands.
In the wake of the shooting, the residents blocked the road claiming that the shots were fired from a police car.
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