A DATE is soon to be set for the commencement of trial against Attorney-at-law Ryan Crawford, who is charged with a series of traffic-related offences, including verbally assaulting a police officer.

The charges reportedly stem from an altercation between Crawford and a young policeman during a routine “Stop-and-Search” exercise on September 13 on the Yorkshire Public Road, in Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara.

The confrontation was captured on a video that went viral on social media, showing Crawford verbally abusing the policeman who was requesting to see his documents.

Crawford was subsequently hauled before the court on five charges, namely: Prohibition of Tinted Glass; Failure to Produce Driver’s Licence; Driving an Unfit Motor Vehicle; Use of Obscene Language; and (5) Riotous Behaviour.

He is currently out on self-bail after denying all of the charges, and is expected to appear before Magistrate Peter Hugh at the Mahaica Magistrate Court tomorrow, when he will know what date has been set for the commencement of trial into the matters.