Category: Court Reports
Man Admits Deceiving People Out Of $16,000
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 14], Jonathan Ratteray, 26, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of deceiving two people into giving him money by purporting that he would arrange the investment of the money for a guaranteed and quick return of substantial profit. Crown Prosecutor Carrington Mahoney told Senior Magistrate Archie Warner... Read more of this article
Teenagers Deny Theft, Prowling At Smiths Home
Two teenagers both denied charges of trespassing and stealing in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 13]. Tre-Lorenz Minors [19] and Shamere Ming [16] were both charged with trespassing in a Smith’s parish residence and stealing a BlackBerry cellphone. The pair also pleaded not guilty to the alternate charge of prowling around the same Smith’s Parish... Read more of this article
Woman Admits Stealing From Her Employer
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 13], Jennika Raynor Trott pleaded guilty to stealing over $500 from her employer. This occurred between May and July of this year while the 23-year-old was employed at the Clarendon Pharmacy, and involved her voiding 22 sales slips. The Court heard that a customer would buy item[s], Ms Raynor Trott would... Read more of this article
Court: Man Selects Prison Time Over $400 Fine
Duane Lindo appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 13] where he selected to serve 40 days in prison over paying a $400 fine after being found guilty of using a hand-held device. Mr Lindo, 50, was charged with using a hand-held device on 18th May 2013, with the Court hearing he was wearing headphones while riding a motorcycle. The headphones... Read more of this article
25-Yr-Old Man Denies Assaulting Police Officers
25-year-old Cameron Ramsay appeared in Magistrates Court yesterday [Aug 12] where he pleaded not guilty to assaulting a Police Sergeant and a Police Constable and violently resisting arrest. All allegations stem from an incident in Pembroke Parish on 8th August. Senior Magistrate Archie Warner granted Ramsay $2,000 bail and required him to wear an... Read more of this article
Taxi Driver Denies Indecent Act, Offensive Words
A taxi driver appeared in Magistrates Court yesterday [Aug 9] where he denied charges relating to acting indecently towards a female passenger in his taxi, with the Court hearing he allegedly exposed himself. The 60-year-old pleaded not guilty to three charges: intruding on the privacy of a female, committing a indecent act; and using offensive words... Read more of this article
Teen Charged With Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
An 17-year-old male — who cannot be named for legal reasons — appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 8] where he faced charges of unlawful carnal knowledge of 13-year-old female. The alleged offences were said to have occurred in May and June of this year, when the defendant was 17 years old. He did not have to enter a plea as the... Read more of this article
Man Jailed For 90 Days On Machete Charge
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 7], Ross Parsons, 42, was sentenced to three months in prison after being convicted for possessing a machete outside of Place’s Place. Parsons had been on remand since 19th June and the 90 day sentence includes time already spent in custody. The machete had been found strapped to Parson’s body but... Read more of this article
Teen Admits Using Offensive Words To Police
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 6] Tyshaun Brown pleaded guilty to using offensive words on Front Street on 2012/13 New Year’s Eve.The Court heard that Brown, 19, told police officers: “F*** you, you white f****. F*** you, you white crackers.” In Court this morning, Brown told the Senior Magistrate that: “I was drunk that night.” Senior... Read more of this article
Man Admits Indecent Act At Horseshoe Bay
Speaking through an interpreter, 51-year-old Jose Fernando Serodio this morning [Aug 6] pleaded guilty to two charges, with the Court hearing he grabbed his crotch in front of a 15-year-old male teenager, and also grabbed the teenager. The incident occurred at Horseshoe Bay Beach on August 2nd, 2013, and resulted in Serodio pleading guilty to committing... Read more of this article
Man Denies Premeditated Murder Of Garry Cann
Appearing in the Supreme Court Monthly Arraignments Session this morning [Aug 5], a 24-year-old man denied killing Garry “Fingas” Cann, who was fatally shot in Sandys in 2009. Zikai Cann pleaded not guilty to the premeditated murder of Mr Cann on 15 December 2009, using a firearm to commit an indictable offence, possessing a firearm and... Read more of this article
34 Year Old Man Denies Sexual Assault Charge
At the Supreme Court Monthly Arraignments Session this morning [Aug 5] a 34 year old man — who cannot be named for legal reasons — pleaded guilty to depriving a female of her liberty on 1st July 2013. He pleaded not guilty to serious sexual assault and using a knife while doing so; and assault causing actual bodily harm. Both events allegedly... Read more of this article
