Tag: Magistrates and Supreme Court
Man Pleads Guilty To Wounding His Ex-Girlfriend
In Magistrates Court this morning [June 18] a 34-year-old man admitted wounding his ex-girlfriend, but denied additional charges which alleged he threatened to cut her head off. Michael E. Douglas pleaded guilty to unlawfully wounding his ex-girlfriend on June 14. Douglas then pleaded not guilty to other charges including uttering threatening word... Read more of this article
Former Political Candidate Pleads Guilty To DUI
Gaylynne Cannonier, 48, appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [June 13] where she pleaded guilty to driving whilst impaired. The Court heard that in April 2013 she was stopped after being seen swerving while driving, and admitted to Police that she had consumed “two or three glasses of wine.” Ms Cannonier served as a One Bermuda Alliance... Read more of this article
Man Admits Stealing $13 Bottle Of Wine
A 23-year-old man who was already on probation for a previous offence appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [June 13] where he admitted stealing a $13 bottle of wine from Bermuda Wines and Spirits in March 2013. The Front Street store’s CCTV system recorded that Lonicko Durrant-Burgess had taken the bottle, which also happened to be the last... Read more of this article
Man Admits Trying To Smuggle Items Into Prison
A man who admitted trying to smuggle items including cell phones, rum and rolling papers into prison will now spend time in prison himself, after being sentenced to 60 days of incarceration. In Magistrates Court this morning [June 12] Tyevon Bean, 23, pleaded guilty to being in Westgate Correctional Facility without lawful excuse and smuggling goods... Read more of this article
Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening Police Officer
In Magistrates Court this morning [June 10], Kamal Trott, 36, pleaded guilty to threatening an off duty police officer during a youth cricket game, and was given two years probation and ordered to stay away from youth cricket programs. The Court heard Trott told the coach he didn’t “like cops,” poked his finger in the coach’s... Read more of this article
Man Denies Asking Police To ‘Talk Dirty’ To Him
In Magistrates Court this morning [June 6], Kovell Bean, 24, pleaded not guilty to a charge of using offensive words to Police on 4th June 2013. The charge alleged that Bean had told on-duty police officers: “You are a#$holes. Talk dirty to me b^%$. I love it when you talk dirty.” Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo set trial on that matter for 8th July... Read more of this article
Man Pleads Guilty: Using Cricket Bat To Beat Boy
A 46-year-old man appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [June 5] where he was remanded in custody after admitting to using a cricket bat to beat a middle school student. Glen Fox, a resident of the Emergency Shelter at Southside, pleaded to unlawful assault and possessing an offensive weapon – a cricket bat – which he had grabbed from the... Read more of this article
Duerr Pleads Not Guilty To Firearm Charges
In this morning’s [June 3] Supreme Court Arraignment session, Christoph Duerr pleaded not guilty to charges of possessing two firearms without a licence. He also pleaded not guilty to charges of possessing 14 rounds of .38 calibre ammunition and 7 rounds of 9mm ammunition without a licence. He pleaded not guilty to a fifth charge of possessing cannabis... Read more of this article
Court: Grotto Bay Manager Denies Hiring Charge
In Magistrates Court this morning [May 29] a hotel manager denied charges of hiring foreign nationals without the correct permission. The manager of Grotto Bay Hotel, Johannes Martens, denied employing five American nationals in April of this year without the written consent from the Minister of Home Affairs, ZBM News reported today. Mr Martens was... Read more of this article
Court Building: Change To Security Procedures
There will be a “change to security procedures in the Dame Louis Browne Evans Court building to ensure we are in compliance with international security standards for buildings that house courts and the judiciary,” Attorney General Mark Pettingill said this morning [May 22]. Mr Pettingill said, “Currently we have a security checkpoint... Read more of this article
