Category: Court Reports
Court Rejects Visitors Plea For Lower Fine
Appearing in Magistrates Court yesterday [Nov 14], Argentinian Juan Angelilla’s request to have his $1500 fine lowered as he did not have that amount of money with him was rejected by Senior Magistrate Archie Warner. Visiting the island for the Rugby Classic, Mr Angelillo was given a $1,500 fine after pleading guilty to riding his rental cycle... Read more of this article
Teens Charged With Robbing 76 Yr Old Woman
Two teenagers appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Nov 14] where they denied robbing a 76 year old woman who was walking in Pembroke. Marcus Tucker [19] and Kairi Tucker [17] were both remanded into custody until 28th November 2013 by Senior Magistrate Archie Warner. Both had pleaded not guilty to snatching the purse of a 76 year old woman who... Read more of this article
Charges Laid After Alleged Machete Assault
Two women appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Nov 13] following the alleged machete assault this past Saturday. Chanel Smith [25] and Vanessa Blyden [22] are charged with indictable offences which can only be tried in the Supreme Court, so neither had to enter a plea. Police on scene after the alleged incident on Saturday: Ms Smith was charged... Read more of this article
$3.25 For Bacon: Man Charged With Damage
A 34 year old man appeared in Magistrates Court yesterday [Nov 12] where he was charged with damaging Paraquet Restaurant’s door as he was annoyed with being charged $3.25 for a serving of bacon. Mark DaCosta had his guilty plea rejected and must return to Court on 19th November to resolve the matter. Mr DaCosta had been charged with willfully... Read more of this article
Man Jailed For 10 Days After Assaulting Officers
A 49 year old man was jailed for ten days after admitting assaulting police officers, violently resisting arrest as well as various traffic offences. Sean Allen appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Nov 12] where he admitted that on 10th November 2013, he had assaulted two police persons and had violently resisted arrest. Crown Counsel Susan Mulligan... Read more of this article
Male, Female Deny Stealing $1,000 Gold Chain
A 23 year old man and 19 year old woman appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Nov 12] where they denied stealing a gold chain worth $1,000. Mr Rayshun Edwards and Ms Eishuna Castle were both granted bail of $2,000 each; and both were required to wear Electronic Monitoring Devices [EMD] after pleading not guilty to trespassing in a Morgan’s Road,... Read more of this article
Man Admits Impaired Driving: Fined $1700
Dunn Omara was fined $1,700 and disqualified from driving all vehicles for 12 months this morning [Nov 6] in Magistrates Court. The 42-year-old pleaded guilty to driving whilst impaired, driving without a seatbelt, and carrying a passenger, a one year old child, in an unlawful manner. But Omara denied that he was drunk and asserted that he was capable... Read more of this article
Man Denies Parked Cars Prevent Public Access
Mark Sousa who is connected to the Cardoza’s garage on Mission Road in Paget, this morning [Nov 6] pleaded not guilty in Magistrates Court to being a common nuisance by unlawfully preventing public access to a public road between 1st May 2013 and 30th September 2013. The allegation is that vehicles that have been brought or taken to the garage and... Read more of this article
Woman Pleads Not Guilty To $13,000 Theft
Neisha Wilson this morning [Nov 6] pleaded not guilty in Magistrates Court to stealing $6,650 cash from the BIU Credit Union on 21 May 2012; and not guilty to stealing $6,500 from the BIU Credit Union on 18 June 2012. Senior Magistrate Archie Warner set trial for January 2014 and granted the 37-year-old $5,000 bail. Ms Wilson also admitted failing to... Read more of this article
Cell Phone/Driving Law To Be Challenged
Appearing in Magistrates Court yesterday [Nov 4] Samaela Cannonier pleaded not guilty to using a hand-held device whilst operating a vehicle. Her lawyer Saul Dismont informed Senior Magistrate Archie Warner that Ms Cannonier would be mounting a legal challenge to Bermuda’s existing legislation and developing case law about the use of hand-held devices... Read more of this article
32 Yr Old Man Admits Hitting Pregnant Girlfriend
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Nov 4], a 32- year-old man admitted threatening and hitting his pregnant girlfriend, and was jailed for six months after Senior Magistrate Archie Warner revoked his probation. Damany Burchall’s guilty plea stemmed from an altercation between himself and his pregnant girlfriend on Mullet Bay Road in St George’s... Read more of this article
31 Year Old Charged With Assaulting Little Girl
A 31-year-old man — who cannot be named at this stage due to legal reasons — appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Nov 4] facing charges of sexually assaulting a little girl, who was said to be around 8-years-old at the time of the alleged incidents. The incidents allegedly took place between 1st August and 30th September 2013.Because... Read more of this article
