THE trial of Attorney-at-law Ryan Crawford, who is charged with a series of traffic-related offences, including verbally assaulting a police officer, commenced on Monday, August 19, 2019.

The matters are being presided over by Magistrate Marissa Mittelholzer at the Mahaica Magistrate Court.

The charges reportedly stem from an altercation between Crawford and a young policeman during a routine “Stop-and-Search” exercise on September 13, 2018, 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. The matter was adjourned until September 3, 2019.