A BUS conductor was jailed for nine months on Thursday by City Magistrate Faith McGusty for the theft of a $100,000 cellphone.Rico Persaud, pleaded guilty to the charge, which read that on May 4, at Georgetown he stole Bibi Ghanie’s cellphone.

Police Prosecutor, Seon Blackman explained to the court that the woman was a businesswoman and operated an ice-cream parlor. The accused entered the woman’s shop to purchase a phone card and while Ghanie was installing the credit he swiped her cellphone off the counter.

When the woman returned, the phone and Persaud were gone. The court heard that when the accused was arrested some time later, he admitted stealing the phone.

“Your Worship I see the phone, I pick it up and tek it,” Persaud told the Magistrate when she asked him why he stole the phone.

Persaud, who is no stranger to the court and Magistrate McGusty, since he had recently appeared before her on a similar charge, told him: “It’s just a series of unfortunate events for you and every time you come to court I look forward to your stories.”

Magistrate sentenced him to 9 months for the theft.