By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 63-year-old man with a long list of previous convictions is back behind bars after pleading guilty to stealing three belts from a downtown Belize City store.
Oscar Sabido, a self-proclaimed plumber of a Pelican Street address, appeared unrepresented before Senior Magistrate Mannon Dennison in Court #6, where he pleaded guilty to theft. He was charged with stealing three belts valued at $18 each, for a total of $54, from Take a Look Store on Orange Street.
The theft reportedly occurred around 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The store owner was unaware that items had been stolen until a young man informed her that he had detained a man accused of taking belts from the shop. Checks were made and three belts were found missing from a rack. The belts were later shown to the store owner, who positively identified them as hers.
The incident was also captured on surveillance footage.
In mitigation, Sabido asked the court for leniency, telling the Senior Magistrate, “I am an elderly man. It’s hard for me to find work.” He asked for a fine and time to pay, but the court instead imposed a custodial sentence of six months.
Sabido is no stranger to the courts and has previous convictions for theft and drug-related offenses. In May, he also picked up convictions for possession of utensils used in connection with smoking controlled drugs, including crack pipes, for which he was fined.
With this latest conviction, Sabido has now recorded three convictions in less than two months.
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By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 63-year-old man with a long list of previous convictions is back behind bars after pleading guilty to stealing three belts from a downtown Belize City store. Oscar Sabido, a self-proclaimed plumber of a Pelican Street address, appeared unrepresented before Senior Magistrate Mannon Dennison in Court #6, where he pleaded
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