Security Guard Pleads Guilty to Vandalizing E-bus

After much anticipation and debate among local bus operators, e-buses finally rolled into Belize City’s public transportation system on July twenty-second. Since then, commuters have eagerly embraced the new routes crisscrossing the Old Capital. However, tonight’s news takes a different turn as a KBH security guard has been convicted of vandalizing one of these e-buses.  The culprit, twenty-seven-year-old Bernard Humes of LaCroix Boulevard, struck the bus door with a baton on September twenty-eighth, shattering the glass. The incident occurred on Princess Margaret Drive. Humes appeared in the lower court today and promptly pleaded guilty to the damage. He explained that the bus driver was veering out of his lane just as Humes was exiting the Princess Hotel & Casino. When Humes approached the driver, the door was shut on him, prompting him to knock on it with his baton. Although the driver remained silent, a heated exchange erupted between Humes and the conductor.  In court, Humes insisted that it wasn’t a case of road rage, describing the broken glass door as an unfortunate accident.  While Humes expressed his willingness to cover the damages, the court procedure dictates that a sitting magistrate cannot order compensation exceeding one thousand dollars. However, the prosecutor clarified that they were not seeking compensation at the conclusion of the criminal case.  As a first-time offender for property damage, Humes received a non-custodial sentence. He was fined seven hundred dollars, plus a five-dollar court cost, which he must pay by December 31st, 2024. Failure to do so will result in six months of imprisonment.