“Herbs Man” Spits in Mans Face Over Biden vs Trump Debate

A heated debate over the U.S. presidential election has landed two Belizean men in court. They are thirty-eight-year-old Joshua Rivero and sixty-three-year-old Leroy Young, who is accused of common assault for allegedly spitting in Rivero’s face. Allegations are that on June twenty-eight, Rivero was at his business located in the Michael Finnegan Market when Young began perusing stalls in the vicinity. Rivero claims that Young initiated a conversation about the U.S. presidential candidates, which quickly turned heated, causing Rivero to say, quote, if you can’t handle the heat, get out of the kitchen, end quote. Rivero said the man began to walk away, but while doing so, stopped in front of Rivero’s stall from outside the fence and spat in his direction. Rivero said the spit hit him on the left side of his face, so he informed the market security guard about the incident and the police were called in. Young, who is well-known for selling bottled on herbs on Albert Street, appeared unrepresented in court this morning. He was read a single charge of common assault, which he plead not guilty to. There were no objections to bail being granted so he was offered bail to the sum of two hundred dollars, plus one surety of the same amount.