A man accused of stealing metal bars from a bridge in the Six Miles area of St Andrew, pleaded guilty to simple larceny in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

The allegations against Christopher Wray, 20, are that he was spotted by police removing metal bars from the bridge. When arrested and cautioned, he reportedly told the police, "Officer, a di first mi do it. Mi have some other metal an' mi waan mek dem up."

When he appeared before RM Glen Brown, he said he was stealing metal for the first time. When asked where he had planned to sell the metal, he repeated that it was his first time.

He was ordered to have his fingerprints taken by the police and was remanded until June 12 for sentencing. A probation report was also requested.