He came in the guise of a good Samaritan but quickly turned into a ruthless robber and for his duplicity, Rudolph Bennett got some serious time in jail.
37-year-old Rudolph Bennett also known as "Tee Tee" appeared in Magistrate's Court yesterday. Police Constable Mariano Chan told the court that he was making an arrest on August 30 and was In the process of taking in his suspect but was slowed down by his bicycle which he had to clutch in one hand, while restraining the suspect in the other. Seeing the officer's situation Bennett offered to take the bicycle to the station for him. But Bennett quickly flipped from a nice guy doing the right thing to a barefaced thief as he rode off on the policeman's bike. Chun delivered his suspect and set chase of Bennett. He caught up with him at the corner of Barrack Road and Hyde's Lane. But instead of returning the bicycle Bennett pulled out a machete and swung it at the officer who escaped the blade just as Bennett continued to make off with the policeman's bike.
Bennett was tried and found guilty of theft and aggravated assault by Magistrate Sharon Frazer. He was sentenced to 5 years for theft and 2 years for aggravated assault the sentences should run concurrently. Bennett was also on trial for two separate incidents of burglary and robbery which were dismissed because the complainants did not appear in court. Notably he has 9 previous convictions.