AN AMERICAN man who assaulted a bartender, after coming to Trinidad to meet a woman he found on Facebook, appeared in court yesterday on multiple charges.
Drew Proctor, 30, of South Carolina, USA, appeared before San Fernando Magistrate Rehanna Hosein.
Court prosecutor Sgt Dwight Halls described how the date went wrong last Saturday evening.
He said Proctor had too many drinks after his Facebook date left, and bartender Alexis Carlos, who works at Linx Suites, Gulf View Link Road, San Fernando, intervened.
Proctor began cursing and knocking over chairs. Police officers were contacted and Proctor was arrested.
His attorney Ainsley Lucky said Proctor was drunk and this had "an adverse effect on his judgment. It was unfortunate."
Hosein ordered Proctor to pay $300 for assaulting the bartender or face three months in prison.
For resisting Constable De Boulet in the execution of his duties, Proctor was fined $3,000. He will face a nine-month prison term for this offence should the money not be paid.
He was also fined $100 for using obscene language.
All the money had to be paid in two days.
Hosein also ordered that Proctor pay Carlos $1,800 compensation for his loss of wages.
Carlos, who was unable to work following the fracas, came to court yesterday with his left arm in a sling.
