Resh­ma Ra­goonath

Na­tion­al cy­clist Jude Co­dring­ton, who is fac­ing two armed rob­bery charges, has been grant­ed $25,000 bail.

Yes­ter­day, Deputy Chief Mag­is­trate Mark Welling­ton, pre­sid­ing in the San Fer­nan­do First Court, grant­ed bail af­ter at­tor­ney Ja­son Jack­son was re­lent­less in his ap­pli­ca­tion for the 21-year-old to be re­leased in time for Christ­mas. Jack­son went so far as to even of­fer to sing a Christ­mas car­ol for the court if it meant his client would get a chance at a low­er sum of bail.

Welling­ton, how­ev­er, who chuck­led at the of­fer, said, "$20,000 cash al­ter­na­tive is the best I can do."

Co­dring­ton, who com­pet­ed for the na­tion­al cy­cling team at var­i­ous events, is em­ployed as a trades­man as­sis­tant. Welling­ton placed Co­dring­ton on $25,000 bail to be ap­proved by a Clerk of the Peace. Welling­ton al­so grant­ed $20,000 cash al­ter­na­tive bail. Co­dring­ton will reap­pear in court on De­cem­ber 31.