Bus Conductor Charged with Assaulting Traffic Officer Dodges Prison

After nearly a week behind bars, bus conductor Evan Cain is a free man again, having avoided a three-year prison sentence for assaulting a traffic officer. On November twenty-sixth, a video surfaced on social media showing traffic officer Kenrick Deshield being physically assaulted by up to three people on a bus in Belize City, which had been flagged for carrying too many standees. Thirty-one-year-old Evan Cain, also known as “Sweet Bwai Cain,” was identified as the person who shoved Deshield off the bus. He pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was remanded to prison. Today, Cain was brought back to court and allowed to apologize to Deshield. He told the officer, “I am sorry I interrupted you while you were doing your duties. I understand I made an error. It won’t happen again.” Typically, offenses like this carry a three-year prison sentence. However, the Magistrate considered that Cain was a first-time offender and showed remorse. He was fined one thousand, three hundred dollars, plus a five-dollar fee, which he must pay by March fourth, 2025. If he fails to pay, he will face a one-year prison sentence.