AN employee of Puran Brothers Disposal Inc. was ordered to post $15,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Geeta Chandan-Edmond to answer assault and disorderly behaviour charges yesterday. Thirty-two-year-old Leon Nero of Meadow Brook Squatting Area pleaded not guilty to both charges. According to the particulars of the charges, on March 8 at Meadow Brook Squatting Area, he unlawfully assaulted Clermont Ellis. On the same day, he allegedly behaved disorderly at East La Penitence Police Station.
Meanwhile, Ellis (no address given) was also charged with threatening behaviour. He pleaded not guilty to the offence before Chief Magistrate Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, which said on March 8 at Meadow Brook Squatting Area, with a cutlass he made use of threatening behaviour to Nero.
He was placed on his own recognizance and his matter was transferred before Magistrate Chandan-Edmond and both parties will return to court on April 7.

(By Geeta Rampersaud)