MONTEGO BAY, St James — The court has the task of deciding whether a man who was seen handing his neighbour’s missing wallet to a bank employee is a Good Samaritan or merely a thief trying to cover his tracks.

The accused appeared in the St James Parish Court on Wednesday before Judge Natiesha Fairclough-Hylton, facing a charge of simple larceny involving his neighbour. He is represented by attorney-at-law Michael Hemmings.

The court heard that earlier this year the complainant parked his motor vehicle in Content, St James. The following morning he discovered that his wallet — containing his bank card and other personal items — was missing.