A mechanic charged with unlawful possession of a motorbike valued at $250,000 was remanded when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

He is Sheldon Barnett, 20, of a St Catherine address.

Barnett is to return to court on Mach 25, when the matter is set for mention.

Allegations are that on March 21 about 2:15 a.m., the police saw the accused pushing a Honda Twister motorcycle along Mandela Highway.

Acting on their suspicion he was stopped and questioned.

no registration plate

The officers then proceeded to inspect the bike and found that there was no registration plate affixed, only the chassis number were identified.

When asked to present his driving documents the accused was unable to do so.

He was pressed further for information at which point he gave conflicting home addresses.

He was arrested and charged when he could not properly account for the motorcycle.

When cautioned about the charge he said, "Offica mi get the bike from a man, a $30,000 mi give him fi it."

Investigations revealed that the description matched that of a bike that was reported stolen in Portmore on February 25.

When asked by the presiding judge if he had ever been in trouble with the law he said, yes, adding that he was charged for robbery with aggravation about two years ago.