Career thief heading back to prison - Gets two years for 18th conviction

A mechanic, who has almost 20 previous convictions, pledged to change his attitude several moments before he was sent to prison for two years.

“Me ago change this time, me ago change,” Sabastian Palmer told Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque.

Palmer, who pleaded guilty to simple larceny earlier this year, confessed to having 17 previous convictions, 10 of which are for simple larceny. The details of his current case were not mentioned at the sentencing. However, despite the promise to start afresh, the senior jurist had no other option but to impose a custodial sentence of two years’ imprisonment at hard labour.

Previous convictions for Sabastian Palmer:

2003 – He was fined $4,000 or 30 days’ imprisonment for simple larceny

2004 – Six months’ imprisonment at hard labour for simple larceny

2004 – 12 months’ imprisonment at hard labour suspended for three years for larceny by finding

2005 – Four months’ imprisonment at hard labour for simple larceny

2006 – Nine months’ imprisonment at hard labour for receiving stolen property

2006 – Nine months’ imprisonment at hard labour for simple larceny

2007 – Eight months’ imprisonment at hard labour for unlawful possession of property

2008 – 12 months’ imprisonment suspended for a year for simple larceny

2008 – Nine months’ imprisonment at hard labour for simple larceny

2010 – Three months’ imprisonment at hard labour for simple larceny

2010 – Six months’ imprisonment at hard labour for simple larceny

2014 – Six months’ imprisonment at hard labour for larceny by finding

2015 – 18 months imprisonment at hard labour for simple larceny

2018 – Nine months’ imprisonment at hard labour for simple larceny

2020 – Six months’ imprisonment at hard labour for unlawful possession of property

2020 – 12 months’ imprisonment at hard labour for receiving stolen property