THE roles of a 40-year old prison warden changed on Monday when City Magistrate, Leron Daly, remanded him to prison for allegedly assaulting a police officer.

George Solomon of Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara (WCD), appeared before her and denied the charge which states that on October 7, 2017, at the Camp Street Prison, he unlawfully assaulted a police constable who was acting in accordance with his duties.
Police Prosecutor, Richard Harris, objected to the prison warden being granted bail on the grounds that the accused was previously charged and convicted for a similar offence.
“The accused showed total disregard for the law, his own service, and has records of indiscipline” Harris put forward during his objection to the court.
Solomon’s attorney, Stanley Moore, however, told the court that “tempers flared” between the two parties on the day in question as a result of a prison ruckus and that his client also received injuries.
But the prosecutor wasted no time in making more objections as to why the court should not grant the accused his pre-trial liberty.
According to Harris, Solomon was previously convicted for assaulting an orderly at the Leonora Magistrate’s Court and recently, for assaulting two underage females.
As a result of the multiple reasons raised by the prosecutor in his objection against bail, the magistrate remanded the prison warden to jail and adjourned the matter to November 6.