Court: Seven Men Deny Assault
Seven men appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Dec.22], and denied wounding two men in a fight at Docksiders.
All seven were released on $5,000 bail with one surety, and required to wear electronic monitoring tags. They follow after a teenager charged with assault as being among the first wave of defendants to be required to wear the devices.
Skyah Furbert [20], K’Wonde Lathan [21], Terrence Christopher [21], Kenneth Caines [27], DeVaughn Whitfield [27], Jermaine Lovell [34], and Ian DeSilva [36] all pleaded not guilty to unlawfully assaulting two men on December 18, 2011.
The defendants were said to live in the Alexandra Road, Court Street, Fentons’s Drive, Loyal Hill Pass, Scott’s Hill Road, and Happy Valley areas in Pembroke, Devonshire and Sandys. They were represented by lawyers Marc Daniels, Elizabeth Christopher, and Charles Richardson.
The incident is alleged to have taken place at Docksiders at approximately 2:15am. All seven defendants were said to be identified on CCTV footage, and also said to be members of Parkside. The Court heard that both victims required stitches after the assault.
Despite the DPP objecting to bail for all except Mr Furbert; all were bailed in the sum of $5,000 each with each man required to find a surety in the same amount. With the agreement of all seven and their lawyers, all agreed to accept an ankle bracelet and abide by all special bail conditions set.
Senior Magistrate Archie Warner set the bail ordering, “Each man must wear an Electronic Monitoring Device as operated by Court Services. That EMD will confine you to your residence twenty-four hours a day.”
He explained that anytime they moved from their residence, they must first get the permission of a Probation Officer. The Magistrate ordered that they re-appear for Mention on 5th January at which time a trial date will be set.
Terrence Christopher, alone, faced an additional charge of assaulting a Police Officer on 21st December 2011. The Magistrate set this matter to be dealt with on 5th January along with the other two charges already lodged against Mr Christopher.
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Smile for the Cameras IDIOTS
I think it’s about time Docksiders takes Bootsie’s lead and SHUTS THE DOORS! Staying open and serving these thugs is wrong. Everyone knows who these scumbags are – why are they allowed entry and service in your establishment? Does someone have to get shot first?
Seriously New Bermuda?
If Dockies must close then all the clubs on Front Street should close because they hang in Moon, Cairo and The Beach and whatever other place is poppin for the night in their territory.
& to your statement: “why are they allowed entry and service in your establishment?” Do you think gang members roll with a sign on their forehead sayin “PARKSIDE”? NO, so how do you think the bouncers at the door suppose to know? Cause if you see these guys out they look like ordinary good lookin pretty boys lookin forward to partyin and to be honest some of them actually have manners and seem like nice guys with manners. So please explain how the bouncers would know the difference between gang and non-gang member? Quit blaming the bouncers and owners of the clubs. It is not their fault!
And even if they know that these guys are gang members, you can’t just say ooooh you can’t come in here. It is different if Dockies has had many previous problems with these guys but they haven’t. But now they have so maybe they will be a bit more cautious on who enters the club.
And also fights go down a lot in many of the nightclubs across the island involving women and men. Gang member or not, it just happens. So clubs can’t just be shutting down because of fights, when you have a business like that, situations like that are likely to come with it.
Ok, so explain to me how Bootsie knew who the gang members were and why he closed shop? Does Bootsie have some magical gang recognition device? I didn’t think so…people know who the gang members are. Fact. And if you feel the need to dispute this, then you are clueless. Or, you are dating a gang member and refuse to admit that your “man” is a useless pieces of sh-t at the bottom of the food chain.
Word.
Please explain to me how it looks like I am dating one of the “useless pieces of shxt”? Because I am in no way defending any of them. So please go back and re-read my post.
I’m just making a clear point that the public should not blame the owners of the clubs or the bouncers because they cannot predict what events will happen that night. I actually think people like you are part of the problem because by shutting the doors on clubs just makes these wanksters think they got power over the public.
Docksiders are well aware as to who they are and if the boucers are local 9 times out of 10 they know too. Parkside have tore that club up before…but you see..money talks……
People are well aware of who the ‘ganbangers’ are. And Ian, you a little to old to be out there fighting everyweekend – and yes I have seen it with my own eyes- if you have that many problems then perhaps stay home…….
Lissa who’s Ian….Is that comments for me? I get so confused sometimes how the comments fall into place…not sure if that was for the comment above mine or not….
Dockies has been going strong for years.
I was at the club during this incident and The Docksiders Bouncers were alerted and followed procedure. If you go anywhere in the world , you will always have an altercation in a club.
You think because of violence you have to close a club / business down? ANSWER IS ( NO ) In these times this is what is happening and clubs will have to boost up Security.
You think because banks are not giving Mortgages you have to close the bank down? ANSWER IS (NO) . It’s just like the ECONOMY . As A Club / Bar Restaurant you just have to battle through the STORM and if you wanna be SUCCESSFUL you will CONQUER..
I’d Like to leave with this:
I Recommend Docksiders for providing Free Food and complimentary drinks for 3 hours during their Customer Appreciation Xmas Party.
Name what Business gives back to the Community / Consumers like this?
So STOP HARPING ON DOCKSIDERS !!!!!!!!
BIGG UP THE SECURITY !! PORKY !!!!!! NUFF RESPECT
Thanks for identifying the victims, who for the record did not want charges pressed out of concern for their personal safety as all seven defendants have alleged ties / involved with local gangs.
We might be misreading this, as unless you feel the phrase “two men” is identifying them – they aren’t named.
Unfortunately, Bernews the victims names were published on your website yesterday just like everyone else’s websites!! I saw it for myself and i know that the website was asked to pull down their names!! Which is why ‘just a thought’ said what they said. It’s so sad that local media know how these gang members retaliate but they still put people’s information out there. How is anyone supposed to be safe?
Thank you for removing the names but if you want to be considered as a serious news source you might want to refrain from making comments like this after you removed the names of [initials removed by Bernews]
To “Funny/Just a Thought”, you are confusing us with somewhere else, as the names were never printed on Bernews. The website system retains every version of each article, so there is no doubt. This is the original version.
That is standard procedure for us, as barring gang shootings/murders, we don’t often print victim’s names, or witnesses either. We do understand the concerns…
People often get all the local news reports confused, and things appearing elsewhere are often referenced here, and that appears to be what happened.
Patricia
Pat…It was in the newspaper that the names were mentioned..not on your site…
They’re not exactly innocent either..and even if their names weren’t mentioned don’t you think the defendents with their “alleged gang ties” wouldn’t tell their friends???????? it doesn’t have to be put in print..people already knew who they were…..
I was there that night, the amount of women in the club was crazy! At least four women to every man. Why for the life of me would these guys be more interested in fighting other guys, i’ll never really know. But then again, if they go to prison, maybe thats were they prefer being. I think the ratio there leans more towards men though…
Other media named them not Bernews…
Hope they get the electronic monitoring people trained in advance about the tricks they use in the usto throw off those devices. I read about one guy in the US that was on parole and had an electric bracelet placed around his ankle. Nobody checked I’m out…they just pushed up his pants leg up and wrapped it around his ankle. Turned out that he had a prosthetic leg and would just take his leg off when he wanted to leave the house.
I thought it was funny to read.
For the countries good please delay court hearings for months so that these thugs will have to stay home. Mommy and daddy…dont act like you don’t know what your kids are up to now.
dress code and camera ID check keeps the unwanted out !!!!!
Now you have to stay home I’m gonna enjoy your Girl!!! LMAO!!!! Real man talking …
How do 20 year olds hang with 36 year olds? what do they have in common? Oh, immaturity.
Why dont you all STFU you dont know what ya talkin bout
NOw errybody knows where they gonna be 24/7! O no! Trouble! Loyal hill n scotts hill etc…