Category: Court Reports
Man Remanded, Admits Assaulting His Wife
Aswad Wilson pleaded guilty to unlawfully assaulting his wife and uttering threatening words to her, and was remanded into custody until next month while a Social Inquiry Report is prepared. Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Cindy Clarke told the Senior Magistrate that starting around 1:00am on 3rd October, the 29-year-old had begun beating his... Read more of this article
Woman Denies Stealing $26,000 Of Cutlery
A 50-year-old woman appeared in Magistrates Court today [Oct 3] where she denied charges of stealing $26,000 worth of silver cutlery and approximately $19,000 worth of jewelry. Terry Rogers elected to be tried in Magistrates Court then pleaded not guilty to stealing cutlery worth $26,000 as well as jewelry said to be worth approximately $10,700 from... Read more of this article
Con Man Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison
A 26-year-old con man was this morning [Oct 3] sentenced to 18 months after he admitted swindling people out of approximately $16,500. Jonathan Ratteray received two eighteen month sentences with the second sentence to run concurrently with the first. He indicated to the Senior Magistrate that he was willing to make restitution, and when questioned... Read more of this article
Three Sex Cases Heard In Magistrates Court
Three different cases were heard in Magistrates Court this morning [Oct 3] with three men [all in their 30's] all accused of sexual contact with young girls [aged 12-14] in unrelated cases. None of the defendants can be named at this stage for legal reasons. Case #1 A 33-year-old man was remanded into custody by Senior Magistrate Archie Warner after... Read more of this article
18 Year Old Admits Stealing Two Backpacks
Yesterday [Oct 2] in Magistrates Court, 18-year-old Dante Durham pleaded guilty to stealing two backpacks each of which contained cash and a cellphone. The backpacks, said to contain less than $1,000, were stolen from two men who were running a Summer Day Camp for children and who were both swimming in the waters of Admiralty House in Pembroke during... Read more of this article
Woman Denies Stealing $139 Of Clothing
A 45-year-old woman appeared in Magistrates Court yesterday [Oct 2], where she denied both stealing and dishonestly obtaining clothes from Gibbons Company. Marion Medeiros pleaded not guilty to one count of stealing clothing worth $139 from Gibbons Co Ltd, with this alleged to have happened in April 2013. She also pleaded not guilty to a second charge,... Read more of this article
Magistrates Court Resumes After Cancellations
Yesterday’s [Sept 30] sitting of Magistrates Court appeared to have been cancelled, with unofficial reports indicating it was correlated with the decision to have civil servants take one day off a month as a cost saving measure. At the scheduled morning start of Magistrate’s Court yesterday, a Court clerk told all waiting defendants and lawyers... Read more of this article
Man Denies Financially Exploiting Senior Citizens
Xavier Trace Douglas appeared in today’s [Oct 1] Supreme Court Monthly Arraignments session, where he pleaded not guilty to financial exploiting senior citizens. The charges alleged that in late 2012, the 52-year-old stole approximately $70,000 worth of credit and financially exploited an elderly couple. Douglas, who was unrepresented, was given a... Read more of this article
18-Year-Old Denies Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
An 18 year old male — who cannot legally be named at this stage — appeared in today’s [Oct 1] Supreme Court Monthly Arraignments session where he denied three counts of unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl under 14. The alleged incidents were said to have occurred in May and June 2013. He was released on bail, and is due to stand trial... Read more of this article
Man Denies Firearm, Ammo, Cannabis Charges
A 26-year-old man appeared in today’s [Oct 1] Supreme Court Monthly Arraignments session where he denied a number of charges including possession of a firearm, possession of ammunition, possession of cannabis with intent to supply, and violently resisting arrest. Ramano Mills pleaded not guilty to all counts, which were all alleged to have occurred... Read more of this article
Court Hears Man Threw Flower Pot Overboard
A 59-year old man received an absolute discharge in Magistrates Court this morning [Sept 26] after admitting tossing his neighbour’s flower pot into Hamilton Harbour. Robert Coombs re-appeared before Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo, where the Court heard his neighbour had moved out of her condo on Harbour Road to allow renovation works. She moved into... Read more of this article
Ascento Sentenced To Four Months After Escape
Hours after he was captured by police, Howard Ascento appeared in Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to escaping lawful custody and assaulting a Security Guard. The 25 year old was captured at around 8am this morning [Sept 25] after a joint Bermuda Police Service and Department of Corrections team executed a search warrant at a Spring Hill, Warwick... Read more of this article
