By Breaking Belize News Staff: A Belize City man who was fined after pleading guilty to wounding a vendor at the Michael Finnegan Market was later remanded to prison after being arraigned on a separate set of charges involving his former common-law wife.
Leon Vernon, 29, first appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court, where he pleaded guilty to wounding a market vendor known as “Santos.”
According to the facts presented in court, Santos reported that Vernon approached him at the market and punched him to the left side of his face as he extended his hand to greet him.
Vernon, who was treated as a first-time offender for wounding, was fined $1,130 plus $5 cost of court and was given until January 30, 2027 to pay, in default of which he faces six months’ imprisonment.
However, before he could leave court, Vernon was required to settle an outstanding $135 owed to the court.
While he was attempting to raise the money, police served him with three additional charges stemming from an alleged domestic incident involving his former common-law wife.
Vernon was subsequently arraigned on charges of wounding, theft and damage to property. He pleaded not guilty to all three charges.
Police allege that on August 21, the woman was at home with her three children and Vernon when an argument developed over loud music. She alleged that Vernon threatened her, assaulted her while she was holding their five-week-old baby and later damaged a 10-inch Samsung tablet valued at $1,200 and a JVC television valued at $490.
The woman also alleged that Vernon took $200 from her purse — money she said had been saved for rent.
Despite an objection to bail from the prosecution, Vernon was offered bail in the sum of $2,000 plus one surety of the same amount.
He was unable to settle his outstanding court debt and secure bail and was therefore remanded to the Belize Central Prison.
Vernon is due back in court on December 7, 2026.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: A Belize City man who was fined after pleading guilty to wounding a vendor at the Michael Finnegan Market was later remanded to prison after being arraigned on a separate set of charges involving his former common-law wife. Leon Vernon, 29, first appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court, where
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