🔨 Gas station robber sentenced to less than 10 months

Jasir Matthew McLean, who robbed a Bodden Town gas station while armed with a taped-up drill, has been sentenced to 19 months, half of which has been suspended for two years. Justice Cheryll Richards listed several mitigating circumstances in her sentencing ruling, including McLean's deep remorse, his severe mental health problems, and the fact that he was off his psychosis medication at the time of the crime. McLean, who has no previous convictions, had not been taking his medication for several days before the robbery and was drinking heavily. 🍺

On the night of the crime, McLean demanded money from the gas station clerk, who believed McLean had a gun. When the clerk said he couldn't open the till, McLean smashed a beer bottle on the floor, took $40 from the counter, and grabbed several packets of condoms as he left through a side exit. The police found him on the beach with the stolen money, condoms, and the imitation gun, which was a taped-up drill. Justice Richards opted to suspend half of McLean's sentence due to his circumstances and the fact that he is now being medicated. McLean, who has already served almost six months in jail, is expected to be released shortly and will remain under supervision. 🚓