Category: Court Reports
Man Sprints From Courtroom After Sentencing
[Updated] Seconds after Senior Magistrate Archie Warner handed him a ten day prison sentence for riding whilst disqualified, Howard Ascento, 25, turned, walked towards the public gallery while indicating that he was going to collect something from the bench where he had been sitting; and then pushed through the doors and dashed from the Courtroom, evaded... Read more of this article
23-Year-Old Pleads Guilty To Sexual Assault
In Magistrates Court yesterday [Sept 5], before Acting-Magistrate Shade Subair, Timothy Hogue, 23, pleaded guilty to an unlawful sexual assault on a woman who was both hearing and speech impaired. The offence occurred on the night of 3rd October 2012, after Hogue had recently arrived from the USA. Crown Counsel Cindy Clarke told the Acting Magistrate... Read more of this article
Codrington Sentenced To A Minimum Of 7 Years
[Updated] Rashaun Codrington — who was only 15-years-old when he murdered another teenager — was due to be sentenced on July 30 for the murder of 18-year-old Malcolm Outerbridge, however the sentencing was postponed. It resumed today in Supreme Court and Justice Hellman ruled that the Crown should proceed with the facts as they relate to the charge... Read more of this article
Adam King Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter
Adam Leroy King appeared in the Supreme Court Monthly Arraignment Session this morning [Sept 3] where he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Verneil Richardson. Mr Richardson, 21, was fatally stabbed at approximately 1am on June 26, 2013 in the parking lot of the Bailey’s Bay Cricket Club. Mr King turned himself in later that day, and has... Read more of this article
Eight People Face $5.9 Million Drug Charges
Eight people appeared in front of Senior Magistrate Archie Warner in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 30] charged with a conspiracy to supply the illegal drug cannabis. Crown Prosecutor Cindy Clarke told the Senior Magistrate that the total amount of drugs was 120 kilos [264lbs] with a street value of approximately $5.9 million. This was alleged... Read more of this article
Bermudian Man Fined For Crack Cocaine In UK
Bermudian Kareem Musson admitted possessing crack cocaine when he appeared before South East Suffolk Magistrates Court in the United Kingdom, according to a report from the East Anglian Daily Times. The 31-year-old was fined £60 [$92] and ordered him to pay £20 [$31] to the victims’ fund along with £40 [$62] towards prosecution costs. The report... Read more of this article
Bus Driver Denies Intruding On Privacy Charges
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 29], a 52- year-old man pleaded not guilty to two charges of intruding on the privacy of a female. The two alleged offences were said to have occurred in September 2012 and in July 2013. Both are alleged to have taken place on public buses involving a young teenage girl. Crown Prosecutor Susan Mulligan... Read more of this article
Uncle Charged After Dog Mauls 13-Year-Old
A 43-year-old man appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 28] after his dog attacked his 13-year-old nephew leaving him with injuries described as “horrific.” Reuben Waldron pleaded guilty to keeping a Rottweiler dog that caused serious injury to a person and to having an unlicensed dog. He was fined $7,000 dollars, ordered to pay... Read more of this article
Woman Charged With Assaulting Her Mother
A 33-year-old woman appeared in Magistrates Court yesterday [Aug 27] where she denied assaulting her own mother. Ayesha Lake pleaded not guilty to assaulting her mother on 10th August 2013. Crown Prosecutor Susan Mulligan told Senior Magistrate Archie Warner that Ms Lake was the mother of a child, but that Ms Lake’s child was in the care and custody... Read more of this article
Man Admits Intruding On 15-Year-Old’s Privacy
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 27] 29 year old Robert Branco pleaded guilty to a charge of intruding on the privacy of a female. After hearing the facts and after a short submission by lawyer Peter Farge, Senior Magistrate Archie Warner set 9th October for sentencing and required a Social Inquiry Report, as well as Psychiatric and... Read more of this article
Man Charged With Dragging Kitten On Leash
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Aug 19], Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute patient Cameron Ramsey was charged with using offensive words and animal cruelty, with the Court hearing he was allegedly dragging a kitten around on a leash. The Court heard that Mr Ramsay has psychiatric issues, and his lawyer asked that he be remanded to the Mid Atlantic... Read more of this article
Man Receives Probation After Time Served
On July 3rd, Keino Lambert, 22, had pleaded guilty to beating up the mother of his child who was, at the time, pregnant with Lambert’s second child. Mr Lambert had then been placed on remand pending the preparation of psychiatric and Social Inquiry Reports and appeared at this morning’s Plea Court session to be sentenced. Senior Magistrate Archie... Read more of this article
