Three homosexuals, including a 16-year-old boy, were ordered to be gagged after their boisterous behaviour almost prevented the normal proceedings at the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

One of the men who was forcefully removed from the courtroom reportedly stripped himself naked to prevent the cops from restraining him.

Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey said she was not having any of what she described as lawless behaviour in her court.

All three men were allegedly a part of a group of about 50 men who stoned a police service vehicle and injured the police in New Kingston recently.

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Samuel Martin, otherwise called 'Gabrielle', Omar Shaw, otherwise called 'Tite-Ma', and the 16-year-old boy were remanded after they appeared on several charges including stone throwing, disorderly conduct, and malicious destruction of property. Martin, 26, and Shaw, 27, are both unemployed, and, of unknown addresses.

All three pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct but contested the other charges. They return to court on September 23, as the medical report in the matter is outstanding.

Allegations are that on the day in question, cops got a distressed call from a group of their colleagues patrolling New Kingston that they were being attacked by a group of about 50 men, who hurled stones at their service vehicle.

It is alleged that five cops were injured in the attack and the accused men were apprehended.

"Lock wi up a Half-Way Tree, and see if wi nuh bun dung the&%$ court," one of the accused men reportedly said while being arrested.

Yesterday, the accused men were removed from the court to be gagged, however, the police had great difficulty restraining them and seemingly didn't have anything to gag the men.