Tried for escape after destroying his electronic bracelet in Clermont-l’Hérault

Le bracelet électronique alerte les services d’insertion et de probation dès qu’il est dégradé par son porteur. NAV20130604Z01 Midi Libre – NATHALIE AMEN VALS

In a fit of anger, this thirty-something Jura native broke the electronic bracelet he was wearing after a conviction. He was brought before the judicial court this Wednesday, August 14, which sentenced him to four months in prison.

A fit of anger, following a family argument with alcohol in the background. This Monday, August 12, a thirty-year-old from Jura was arrested by the Clermont-l’Hérault gendarmerie after deliberately destroying the electronic bracelet he was wearing following a previous conviction handed down in June.

"Not a bad guy"

The deterioration of the surveillance system immediately prompted the alert of the integration and probation service and, subsequently, the intervention of the gendarmes. Antoine was therefore presented this Wednesday before the judicial court, tried for escape and damage to equipment belonging to the prison administration. Although he has several mentions on his criminal record, mainly for traffic offences, the defendant arrived in Hérault at the beginning of the summer, hosted by his uncle, and claims to have been in a process of rehabilitation for a year.

According to the representative of the prosecution, however, his behaviour calls into question the sentence adjustment he had obtained. “He can't understand the rule, to respect it, I'm not sure he understands what's at stake” observes the prosecutor. She is requesting a six-month prison sentence for Antoine with a committal order at the hearing.

“Six months, plus the five months of the previous sentence is eleven months ! Instead, they are proposing an extension of his placement under a bracelet but with an obligation to receive treatment. He's not a bad guy" insists his lawyer.

The Jura native was finally sentenced to four months in prison, with the court entrusting the sentencing judge with the terms of its execution as well as that of his previous sentence.