St Catherine Woman Ordered to Pay $300,000 After Admitting Attempted Bribe of Police

A woman from St Catherine who admitted she tried to pay a police officer $15,000 to avoid her son's prosecution has been fined $300,000 in the parish court.

Kadian Anton, 45, of Spanish Town, appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court on Thursday, July 3, and pleaded guilty to attempted bribery. Even after entering the plea, she maintained the situation was engineered by the officer.

"It is he who sent me for the money, that's a setup," Anton told the court.

Her lawyer, Antoinette Wynter-Mignott, asked the court to be lenient, saying Anton acted out of distress after she had gone more than a year without seeing her son. Counsel argued that the incident was a poor decision made under pressure and noted that the guilty plea saved the court's time.

Wynter-Mignott also made successful applications for Anton's fingerprints not to be taken and for no conviction to be recorded.

In sentencing, the judge told Anton it is wrong to offer money to police while they are carrying out lawful duties. She was fined $300,000, with 30 days' imprisonment in default.

Anton thanked the court for mercy.

Prosecutors said the matter happened on June 14, 2026, when Anton was travelling in a motor vehicle driven by her son. Police stopped the vehicle for a traffic breach, and Anton allegedly told the officer, "I can give you $15,000 now," before trying to hand over the cash. She was then arrested and later charged with attempted bribery.