The jury returned a guilty verdict in the misdemeanor trial of St Augustine City Commissioner Errol D Jones this evening; however, Judge Charles Tinlin, who heard the case, announced that he would withhold adjudication on the obstructing a police officer charge — requiring Jones to pay $273 in court costs and to serve 50 hours of community service.

During yesterday’s testimony in the trial of St Augustine City Commissioner Errol Jones, who said what to who and when became the issue of conflicting testimony, “foggy memory” and a dispute over a witness statement that has been called into question by the defense.

At their regular business meeting this morning, the St Johns County Commission gave approval to Sheriff David B. Shoar to purchase a quarter-million-dollar equipment and software package from AK Associates to replace our currently outdated 9-1-1 mapping system.

Errol D Jones, the St Augustine City Commissioner on trial because police say he interfered in the investigation of a disturbance call at his mother’s home last October, got some welcome news as the first day of his trial got underway — the state dropped a second charge of witness tampering after lawyers argued over language in the charging affidavit.