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Man ordered to pay compensation after stealing friend's rings

A man pleaded guilty to stealing four rings from a friend and was ordered to pay compensation.

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Ahkel Ryan Harewood, a 23-year-old from New Orleans, St Michael, pleaded guilty to stealing four rings valued at $2,700 belonging to his friend Leonard Harewood between June 2 and August 10. [1] Magistrate Manila Renee ordered Ahkel Ryan Harewood to pay $250 in compensation for four stolen rings by Friday, warning that failure to pay would result in one week in prison. [2] Ahkel Ryan Harewood, 23, of 2nd Avenue, New Orleans, appeared in the District 'A' Magistrates' Court and admitted to stealing four rings belonging to Leonard Harewood. [3] The court ordered Ahkel Ryan Harewood to pay compensation to his former friend, Leonard Harewood, for the theft of the rings. [4] Ahkel Ryan Harewood told the court he pawned two of the rings for $600 and the other for $400 because he was in desperate times and needed money. [5] Prosecutor Sergeant Kenmore Phillips stated that the two men were friends when Leonard lent Ahkel the rings to attend an event with an agreement to return them within two weeks. [6] After the two-week period passed, Leonard Harewood contacted Ahkel Ryan Harewood, who claimed to have lost two of the rings and did not return the remaining two. [7]
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  1. Ahkel Ryan Harewood, a 23-year-old from New Orleans, St Michael, pleaded guilty to stealing four rings valued at $2,700 belonging to his friend Leonard Harewood between June 2 and August 10. · Barbados Today
  2. Magistrate Manila Renee ordered Ahkel Ryan Harewood to pay $250 in compensation for four stolen rings by Friday, warning that failure to pay would result in one week in prison. · Barbados Today
  3. Ahkel Ryan Harewood, 23, of 2nd Avenue, New Orleans, appeared in the District 'A' Magistrates' Court and admitted to stealing four rings belonging to Leonard Harewood. · nationnews.com
  4. The court ordered Ahkel Ryan Harewood to pay compensation to his former friend, Leonard Harewood, for the theft of the rings. · nationnews.com
  5. Ahkel Ryan Harewood told the court he pawned two of the rings for $600 and the other for $400 because he was in desperate times and needed money. · Barbados Today
  6. Prosecutor Sergeant Kenmore Phillips stated that the two men were friends when Leonard lent Ahkel the rings to attend an event with an agreement to return them within two weeks. · Barbados Today
  7. After the two-week period passed, Leonard Harewood contacted Ahkel Ryan Harewood, who claimed to have lost two of the rings and did not return the remaining two. · nationnews.com
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