Tonight, a Belize City man is behind bars after being charged for flashing a gang sign, a gesture authorities say is tied to gang activity. Twenty-seven-year-old Lyndon Alexander St. Claire, a resident of Logwood Street, was arraigned late this afternoon before Magistrate Ludlow Black. He appeared without legal representation. The charge? Promoting gang-related activity, specifically, using a hand signal associated with the Crips gang. The alleged incident happened on July twenty-eighth, and investigators say they spotted St. Claire in photos making the gesture. St. Claire pleaded not guilty, but under Belize’s Crimes Control and Criminal Justice Act, the offense is serious enough that bail can’t be granted at the Magistrate’s level. Magistrate Black advised him to seek legal help and apply for bail through the High Court, but that process could take up to ninety days. For now, Lyndon St. Claire is on remand at the Belize Central Prison, with his next court date set for September twenty-fourth.