UDP Senator Patrick Faber to Stand Trial

Lead Opposition Senator Patrick Faber is scheduled to stand trial on September 16, 2025, for charges of obstructing a police officer and aggravated assault upon a police officer while in the execution of his duties.

Faber is also a former United Democratic Party (UDP) minister and former Collet area representative.

The 47-year-old appeared in court this morning in the company of his attorney, Orson “OJ” Elrington.

During the session, Faber was served with full disclosure in the case, consisting of 23 pages and a CD containing evidence related to the incident.

The charges stem from an altercation that allegedly occurred in the early hours of April 29, 2025, on Bay Street in Belize City. According to police reports, PCs Dante Smith and Giovanni Moody were conducting a checkpoint when a white pickup truck sped past the stop. Officers pursued the vehicle and eventually intercepted it on Buttonwood Bay Boulevard.

Upon stopping the vehicle, the officers say they identified the driver as Faber. After determining the vehicle was unlicensed, police requested to see Faber’s driver’s license. He reportedly asked the officers to accompany him to his residence to retrieve it. Once there, he provided the license, and officers informed him he would be ticketed for driving an unlicensed vehicle and for a defective light.

At that point, PC Smith alleges that Faber began recording the interaction with his phone, placing it just inches from the officer’s face. Despite repeated requests to maintain personal space, Faber allegedly continued the behavior, leading PC Smith to feel threatened. Smith stated that Faber’s actions obstructed him from carrying out his duties.

Smith later filed an official report at the Queen Street Police Station, requesting court action. Faber was arraigned in late April and pleaded not guilty to both charges. He was granted bail of $1,000.