Paul A. Reid,
Staff ReporterWESTERN BUREAU: A MONTEGO Bay man who was found guilty of shooting up a restaurant during a robbery attempt last year was sentenced to 25 years in prison in the Western Regional Gun Court.
Derrick Mitchell will only serve 15 years, however, as the sentences of 15 years and 10 years will run concurrently on convictions for shooting with intent and illegal possession of a firearm.
In his defence, he gave his girlfriend as alibi, and she told the court they were home all weekend, The Gleaner heard.
Mitchell who is also accused of robbing a police officer of $1,000 last year, will face those charges in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court. His recent conviction arose from an attempt by him and another man to hold up a restaurant on Barnett Street, Montego Bay, on October 31 last year.
Mitchell had a gun and the other man had a knife which they used to stage the robbery.
The owner of the business, who is a licensed firearm holder, challenged the men and a shoot-out ensued.
The police was subsequently called in. Mitchell was later pointed out on identification parade by two witnesses.
