Category: Court Reports
![Court: Man Denies Taking Two Vehicles Court: Man Denies Taking Two Vehicles](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=uploads/2014/09/gavel-court-generic-ewrqqw.jpg&w=120&h=120&zc=1)
Court: Man Denies Taking Two Vehicles
[Written by Don Burgess] Tarik Ebbin, 21 denied two charges of taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s permission. Mr Ebbin, from Sandy’s parish, pled not guilty to taking a black SYM on December 19, and he also denied taking a blue Honda on December 20. Judge Anderson granted Mr Ebbin bail on the conditions he put up $2,000 for each offence... Read more of this article
![Court: Teenagers Found Guilty Of Murder In UK Court: Teenagers Found Guilty Of Murder In UK](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=uploads/2015/03/gavel-court-generic-w33223.jpg&w=120&h=120&zc=1)
Court: Teenagers Found Guilty Of Murder In UK
Two teenagers have been found guilty of the murder of 17-year-old Bermudian Lyrico Steede and three other teenagers have been found not guilty of murder, but have been found guilty of manslaughter. This is according to the latest report from the Nottingham Post, which said, “Two teenagers have been found guilty of the murder of Lyrico Steede. Three... Read more of this article
![Court: Man Admits Violently Resisting Arrest Court: Man Admits Violently Resisting Arrest](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=uploads/2013/10/court-gavel-justice-generic-4-2.jpg&w=120&h=120&zc=1)
Court: Man Admits Violently Resisting Arrest
[Written by Don Burgess] A St George’s man pleaded guilty to violently resisting arrest. Jahmiko Hayward, 34, also denied assaulting a police officer and that charge was dropped. Police had been called to the scene of a Front Street business where two males were reported to be fighting. When police officers arrived, they noticed Mr Hayward ,... Read more of this article
![Murder Trial: Jury Hears About Music Video Murder Trial: Jury Hears About Music Video](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=uploads/2012/09/gavel-court-generic-2.jpg&w=120&h=120&zc=1)
Murder Trial: Jury Hears About Music Video
A jury in the trial of five teenagers charged in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Bermudian Lyrico Steede heard how a music video mirrored the crime, according to the latest report from Nottingham Post. The report said, “A murder jury heard that a music video mirrored the knife killing of teenager Lyrico Steede, who was chased from a Bulwell... Read more of this article
![Bermudian Jailed In USA For Cocaine Charge Bermudian Jailed In USA For Cocaine Charge](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=uploads/2017/04/gavel-court-generic-23e5273-4.jpg&w=120&h=120&zc=1)
Bermudian Jailed In USA For Cocaine Charge
Micah Daniel Jimenez has been sentenced to one year and one day imprisonment in an American prison in connection with importing cocaine into the United States en route to Bermuda from the Dominican Republic. According to documents from the Florida Southern District Court, Jimenez’s sentence will be followed by one year of supervised release, as... Read more of this article
![Court: Man Charged With Sexual Assault Court: Man Charged With Sexual Assault](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=uploads/2015/07/LAW-GAVEL-COURT-GENERIC-349523.jpg&w=120&h=120&zc=1)
Court: Man Charged With Sexual Assault
Appearing in in Magistrates’ Court, a 41-year-old-man was charged with sexually assaulting two girls. According to ZBM, the man, who cannot be named at this stage for legal reasons, is charged with allegedly committing the offences after trespassing into the Brangman Care Home in Devonshire on November 24, 2018. The defendant was not required... Read more of this article
![Court: Teen Denies Playing Any Part In Attack Court: Teen Denies Playing Any Part In Attack](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=uploads/2017/04/gavel-court-generic-23e5273-2.jpg&w=120&h=120&zc=1)
Court: Teen Denies Playing Any Part In Attack
A teenage male denied playing any part in the fatal attack on 17-year-old Bermudian Lyrico Steede, according to the latest report from the Nottingham Post. The story said, “A 17-year-old boy among a group of young people on trial for the murder of Lyrico Steede has denied playing any part in the attack. “The teenager – who is too... Read more of this article
![Court: 57-Yr-Old Man Denies Sexual Offences Court: 57-Yr-Old Man Denies Sexual Offences](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=uploads/2012/12/gavel-court-generic-4.jpg&w=120&h=120&zc=1)
Court: 57-Yr-Old Man Denies Sexual Offences
[Written by Don Burgess] A 57-year-old man pleaded not guilty to multiple sexual offences alleged to have taken place against a girl under the age of 14. The man, who cannot be named at this stage for legal reasons, denied touching a young person sexually while being in a position of trust on a date unknown between 2008 and 2012. He further denied... Read more of this article
![Court: Teen Alleged To Have Admitted Stabbing Court: Teen Alleged To Have Admitted Stabbing](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=uploads/2017/04/gavel-court-generic-23e5273-3.jpg&w=120&h=120&zc=1)
Court: Teen Alleged To Have Admitted Stabbing
Jurors in a murder trial of five teenagers accused of killing 17-year-old Lyrico Steede in England heard one of the accused allegedly admitted to stabbing the Bermudian teenager, according to the latest report from the Nottingham Post. The story said, “One of five people accused of the murder of Lyrico Steede claimed co-accused Kasharn Campbell... Read more of this article
![Court: Bevan Stole $63,000 From His Mother Court: Bevan Stole $63,000 From His Mother](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=uploads/2018/02/Jeffrey-Bevan-Bermuda-Feb-16-2018.jpg&w=120&h=120&zc=1)
Court: Bevan Stole $63,000 From His Mother
A 51-year-old Welsh man who was jailed in Wales for his role in swindling over $1.8 million from the Bermuda Government has been sentenced to additional jail time for stealing £50,000 [$63,894] from his own mother. Jeffrey Bevan, an accountant from Wales, was employed as Payments Manager for the Bermuda Government from 2011 to 2013, and in a previous... Read more of this article
![‘$5,750 Does Seem To Be Unreasonably Low’ ‘$5,750 Does Seem To Be Unreasonably Low’](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=uploads/2015/07/LAW-GAVEL-COURT-GENERIC-349523.jpg&w=120&h=120&zc=1)
‘$5,750 Does Seem To Be Unreasonably Low’
An award of $5,750 to a shooting victim from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board seemed “unreasonably low,” the Court of Appeal has said, with the Court substituting an award of $10,000, as well as $1,500 for the victim’s legal costs. The ruling said, “The Appellant in this case, Lionel Thomas was the victim of a firearm attack... Read more of this article
![Court Upholds Sentence For Gun Possession Court Upholds Sentence For Gun Possession](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=uploads/2015/03/gavel-court-generic-w33223.jpg&w=120&h=120&zc=1)
Court Upholds Sentence For Gun Possession
The Court of Appeal has upheld the 10 year sentence handed down to Dion Cholmondeley, who was convicted of having a loaded gun, with the Crown having argued that the sentence was “manifestly inadequate” and seeking a 12 year sentence. The ruling said, “On the 4th December, 2017 following an earlier plea of guilty, Mr Cholmondeley was... Read more of this article
![Court Dismisses Appeal For Drug/Gun Sentence Court Dismisses Appeal For Drug/Gun Sentence](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=uploads/2015/03/gavel-court-generic-3w83w3w9.jpg&w=120&h=120&zc=1)
Court Dismisses Appeal For Drug/Gun Sentence
The court has dismissed an appeal from a ship crew member who was convicted of charges including importing drugs and a firearm. In June 2015, Romonito Adlawan, a national of the Philippines, pleaded guilty to importation of a prohibited weapon, importation of a controlled drug, and money laundering. The ruling said that “taking into account... Read more of this article
![Court: Man Denies Stealing, Threatening Charges Court: Man Denies Stealing, Threatening Charges](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=uploads/2015/07/LAW-GAVEL-COURT-GENERIC-349523.jpg&w=120&h=120&zc=1)
Court: Man Denies Stealing, Threatening Charges
[Written by Don Burgess] A Pembroke man will have his case heard next month after he denied charges including allegedly having a seven-inch knife at a Pembroke business. Appearing in Magistrates Court, Lamel Steede pleaded not guilty to having a bladed article in public, denied stealing $194.89 worth of goods from a store, and denied using threatening... Read more of this article
![Court: Man Jailed For Assault, Offensive Words Court: Man Jailed For Assault, Offensive Words](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=uploads/2012/09/gavel-court-generic-3.jpg&w=120&h=120&zc=1)
Court: Man Jailed For Assault, Offensive Words
[Written by Don Burgess] A man was sent to prison for six months for offences including assaulting an off-duty police officer. In Magistrates Court, Lorin Baxter was found guilty of three charges before judge Khamisi Tokunbo. Mr Baxter was found guilty of assaulting a person in May 2018. The person was leaving the Warwick Rubis gas station as the person... Read more of this article
![Court: Suspects Appeared In Threatening Video Court: Suspects Appeared In Threatening Video](https://cloudfront.bernews.com/wp-content/themes/wp-clear/scripts/timthumb.php?src=uploads/2015/03/gavel-court-generic-w33223.jpg&w=120&h=120&zc=1)
Court: Suspects Appeared In Threatening Video
“Murder suspects appeared in a threatening music video played to a court hearing of the knife killing of teenager Lyrico Steede,” according to the latest report from the Nottingham Post. The report said, “Christian Jameson told the court that he was in the background while the lyrics were being chanted by Kesharn Campbell, 19. Lyrico, 17, was... Read more of this article