Category: Crime

26-Yr-Old Denies Importing Prohibited Weapon
A 26-year-old man pleaded not guilty to importing parts of a BB gun in Magistrates Court this morning [Sept 17]. Devonne Hodgson, 26, was granted bail of $5,000 after he pleaded not guilty to a charge of importing a prohibited weapon – a BB gun. The BB gun — said to be stripped down but with the trigger mechanism missing — was alleged... Read more of this article

Man Remains At Large After Fleeing Courtroom
[Updated with photo] Police officers continue to search for 25 year old Howard Ascento, who fled Magistrates’ Court on foot 11 days ago after being sentenced for several traffic offences. A police spokesperson said, “Mr. Ascento has reportedly been seen in the central parishes since his escape and efforts are ongoing to apprehend him. “Anyone... Read more of this article

Weekend Arrests: 11 For Drunk Driving, Warrants
Over this past weekend [Sept 14/15], police officers arrested two people on suspicion of impaired driving as the Selective Traffic Enforcement Programme [STEP] continues. A police spokesperson said, “Officers also arrested nine people for outstanding warrants and conducted liquor license checks at various liquor licensed premises throughout the... Read more of this article

Search Warrant Executed, Ten Dogs Seized
Police officers, assisting Government Dog Wardens, executed a search warrant at a Pembroke residence earlier today [Sept 16] and one adult dog and nine puppies were seized. A police spokesperson said, “On Monday, September 16th police officers, assisting Government Dog Wardens, executed a search warrant at a Mount Hill, Pembroke residence. As... Read more of this article

Burglar Caught On CCTV, Pleads Guilty
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Sept 16], Andre Tucker, 31, pleaded guilty to burglarizing an occupied house on Cavendish Road on Friday 13th September. He was remanded into custody until his sentencing date of 30th October. Crown Prosecutor Carrington Mahoney told Senior Magistrate Archie Warner that on Friday evening a nine-year old girl... Read more of this article

Visitor Jailed For Not Paying $8,000 Hotel Bill
65-year-old Canadian visitor Neil Crane had his stay in Bermuda extended after he was given a thirty day prison sentence following his conviction for failing to pay an $8,000 hotel bill owed to Clearview Suites. That was the decision handed down in Magistrates Court this morning [Sept 16] after Mr Carne re-appeared for sentencing and had not made restitution... Read more of this article

Drug Accused Chooses Supreme Court Trial
Offered the regular choice between a trial in Magistrate’s Court or a jury trial in Supreme Court, Megael Burch, 42 chose a Supreme Court trial. The charge he faced was that of importing over 400 grams of cannabis on 28th March 2013; said to be worth more than $21,000. Because he had elected a Supreme Court trial, he was not required to enter... Read more of this article

Police: Search Ongoing for Howard Ascento
The police said they have searched various areas for Howard Ascento — who sprinted out of Magistrates’ Court on Friday [Sept 6] after being sentenced for traffic offences — however he remains at large. A police spokesperson said, “The search continues for 25 year old Howard Ascento, who fled Magistrates’ Court on foot Friday,... Read more of this article

Man Sentenced To 10 Days For Assaulting Wife
This morning [Sept 12] Stuart Lottimore, 46, was sentenced to ten days in prison for assaulting his wife and breaking her glasses. The assault happened on 19th July, and he pleaded guilty on 25th July and has been remanded into custody while a Social Inquiry Report was prepared. In this morning’s judgment, Senior Magistrate Archie Warner also put... Read more of this article

33-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty To Assault
Demetrius Byrd, 33, admitted in Magistrates Court this morning [Sept 11] that on 13th July, at a Hermitage Road apartment house, he head-butted one of the owners of the house. Mr Byrd pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawfully assaulting another man but told Senior magistrate Archie Warner that the man and his son were both students of martial arts;... Read more of this article

“Robbing Hood” Suspect Remanded In Custody
Forty-nine year old Kevin Webb was remanded into custody until his trial on 4th December 2013 after he had pleaded not guilty in Magistrates Court this morning [Sept 11] to a charge of trespassing in a Warwick residence and stealing two flat-screen TV’s and jewellery to the value of $2,235. Deputy DPP Cindy Clarke said that the offence was alleged... Read more of this article

Pair Plead Not Guilty To Drug Conspiracy
Jamal Woodley, 23, of St Georges, and Katelyn Simmons, 27, of Pembroke elected to be tried in Magistrates Court and both pleaded not guilty to conspiring to import $9,600 worth of the illegal drug cannabis. The charge was that between a date unknown and 28th February 2013, in Bermuda and elsewhere, they conspired with others not before the Court to... Read more of this article