In a significant legal development, Spanish Town Mayor Norman Scott was compelled to have his fingerprints recorded by law enforcement during his appearance at the St Elizabeth Parish Court in Santa Cruz on Monday. This follows charges of assault causing actual bodily harm and malicious destruction of property stemming from an incident on Election Day, September 3. The altercation involved Julie Francis, an indoor agent for the Jamaica Labour Party, at the BB Coke High School polling station in Junction. According to police reports, Scott overstayed his allotted time at the polling station, leading to a confrontation when an agent attempted to inform him of his time limit. The situation escalated when another agent intervened and was allegedly struck in the face by Scott, prompting his security detail to remove him from the premises. A formal investigation was launched, and summons were served on Scott on September 12. Represented by attorney Charles Ganga-Singh, Scott made his first court appearance before Judge Steve Walters. Julie Francis, the complainant, was represented by a legal team led by King’s Counsel Tom Tavares-Finson, who successfully requested a fiat to prosecute Scott. Scott is scheduled to reappear in court on November 27.