Category: Court Reports
29 Year Old Man Charged With Touching Girl
A 29-year-old man appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Dec 13] where he pleaded not guilty to two charges of touching a twelve year old girl for sexual purposes. The two alleged offences were said to have happened in January 2011. Senior Magistrate Archie Warner ordered that the man — who cannot be legally named at this stage — should... Read more of this article
Suspended Sentence For 60 Yr Old Liquor Thief
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Dec 12], a 60 year old man pleaded guilty to stealing a litre of Dewars whisky, valued at $33.85, from Miles Market in June 2013. Gary Dillas was given a three month prison sentence, but the sentence was suspended for twelve months; and he was ordered to pay $33.85 to Miles Market today. Crown Prosecutor Maria... Read more of this article
Counterfeit Money: Man Sentenced To 30 Days
Tio Weeks was back before Senior Magistrate Archie Warner today [Dec 12], this time pleading guilty to a charge of passing a counterfeit $50 bill last month the Marketplace store on Church Street. He was sentenced to thirty days in prison, however it to run concurrently with his sentence he received earlier this month for assaulting a woman, meaning... Read more of this article
Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing Perfume
Desire Scraders, 49, pleaded guilty in Magistrates Court yesterday [Dec 11] to stealing two packages of fragrance worth $135 from Brown & Co on 9th October 2013. New Crown Counsel Loxly Ricketts told Senior Magistrate Archie Warner that shop staff knew Ms Scraders as a ‘person of interest’ and had taken special care to watch her after she had... Read more of this article
Four Teens Charged After Incident At College
The four teenagers alleged to be involved in a fight yesterday at the Bermuda College, appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Dec 11] where all four denied the charges. The four were Khalif Williams, Taijuan Davis, Kwanjah Burrows and Makai Jacobs. They are all aged 17 or 18. Senior Magistrate Archie Warner set trial for 18th February 2013. Each... Read more of this article
Pair Bailed After Pleading Not Guilty To Assault
Curtis Hill and Erin Richardson both elected to be tried in Magistrates Court this morning [Dec 10] where each man pleaded not guilty to unlawfully assaulting a man and doing so with the intent to rob him. The offence allegedly took place at the Paget home of the man on 30th November 2013. Senior Magistrate Archie Warner set bail at $2,000 for each... Read more of this article
Company Charged: Not Providing Tax Information
A company secretary appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Dec 10] where she entered a not guilty plea for the company to charges alleging the company failed to provide information as required under the Tax Information Exchange Act 2005. As read out by the Senior Magistrate Archie Warner, the charge alleged that between August 2013 and October... Read more of this article
37-Yr-Old Jailed For Two Years After Assault
A 37 year old man who pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Dec 9] where he was sentenced to two years in prison. When Tio Weeks was given the opportunity to address the Magistrate, Weeks told Senior Magistrate Archie Warner: “Mr Warner, you just do what you gotta’ do.” The Senior Magistrate’s... Read more of this article
47 Yr Old Charged: Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
A 47-year-old man was remanded into custody today [Dec 9] after appearing in Magistrates Court on charges alleging unlawful carnal knowledge of a 13-year-old girl. The man — who cannot legally be named at this stage of the proceedings — was charged with multiple counts alleging unlawful carnal knowledge and unlawful sexual acts with the... Read more of this article
Man Admits Dishonestly Receiving Gold Chain
In Magistrates Court this morning [Dec 5] a 60-year-old man — whom the Court heard had a criminal record spanning back some 40 years — was fined $2700 for dishonestly receiving a stolen item. Steven W Pitt pleaded guilty to dishonestly receiving a gold chain valued at $700 in September 2012. He was fined $2,700 with thirty days in prison... Read more of this article
Threatening Words: Man Sentenced To 31 Days
A 22-year-old man who admitted threatening the mother of his ex-girlfriend and said he does daily patrols around the island, appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Dec 5] where he received a 31 day prison sentence. Kevin Simmons, who has been in custody since his first appearance in October 2013, was given a thirty-one day prison sentence plus two... Read more of this article
Man Charged With Harm, Threatening Words
A 41-year-old man appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Dec 4] facing charges of causing grievous bodily harm and threatening words. Maxwell Smith was charged with causing grievous bodily harm to a woman with whom he had been living; and using threatening words to her by telling her: “I’m going to kill you. I’m going to kill your children.” The... Read more of this article
