Category: Court Reports
Man Pleads Guilty After Ferry Terminal Incident
Edwin Arnold Trott Wolffe, 37 and said to be unemployed, pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawfully possessing a bladed article in a public place yesterday [Aug 26]. Crown Prosecutor Carrington Mahoney told Senior Magistrate Archie Warner that around 4pm yesterday, Mr Wolffe was at the Ferry Terminal in Hamilton when Police were called to disturbance... Read more of this article
Two Men Charged With Grievous Bodily Harm
In Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 27], 22-year-old Damir Phillips and 20-year-old Malachi Darrell both of Warwick, were charged with unlawfully wounding and causing grievous bodily harm to Rayki Emory and Joshua Crockwell on 9th July 2012. Because the charges are indictable, neither man was required to plead. Neither man was represented by legal... Read more of this article
Man Pleads Not Guilty: Stealing Shoes & Cash
Sitting in the prisoner’s enclosure with a striped towel held over his head, Devario Whitter, 29, pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing 10 pairs of shoes and $720 cash from Tuff Shoes on Friday 24th August 2012. Ordered by Senior Magistrate Archie Warner to remove the towel, Whitter did so and revealed what appeared to be facial injuries. In... Read more of this article
62-Yr-Old Man Charged: Sex Offences Against Girl
In Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 24], a 62-year-old man — who cannot be named for legal reasons — pleaded not guilty to two counts of touching a young girl for sexual purposes. At the time the girl was under eleven. He also pleaded not guilty to one count of unlawfully assaulting the child. All three offences are alleged to have occurred... Read more of this article
Convicted Stalker Given Suspended Sentence
In Magistrates Court yesterday morning [Aug 23], Corey Medeiros, 40, who had earlier been convicted of the July 2012 stalking and assaulting of his ex-girlfriend was brought back to Court for sentencing and was sentenced to six months in prison. However, having read a Social Inquiry Report, a Psychiatric Report, a Victim’s Impact Statement, and having... Read more of this article
Prisoner Pleads Guilty To Head-Butting Officer
Currently serving a 30-year sentence for attempted murder, 21-year-old Sanchey Grant was back in Court this morning [Aug 23], where he received a six month sentence which will run concurrently with his longer sentence. Grant had pleaded guilty to head-butting a prison officer on the morning of 23rd March 2012 inside the maximum security section at Westgate... Read more of this article
Clarke Pleads Guilty: Animal Suffering Charge
[Updated with photos of the dog] In Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 22] former Prison Officer’s Association president Craig Clarke pleaded guilty to a charge that he had willfully caused unnecessary suffering to an animal – a 13-year-old dog. Police and SPCA evidence was that responding to calls from neighbours, they had attended Mr Clarke’s... Read more of this article
64-Yr-Old Man Charged: Sex Offences Against Girl
In Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 22] a 64-year-old man — who cannot be named for legal reasons — faced six charges of sexual assault of a girl who was under the age of 16 at the time. The six charges arose from allegations of unlawfully touching and of having unlawful carnal knowledge. The allegations were that the offences occurred between... Read more of this article
Three Drunk Drivers Appear In Magistrates Court
This morning’s [Aug 21] Plea Court led off with three consecutive cases involving Driving Whilst Impaired [DWI] with all three persons pleading guilty and admitting having over 80mg of alcohol in 100ml of blood. Two of the cases arose from police stops after police had observed erratic driving. One was after an accident had occurred. All three took... Read more of this article
Woman Tries To Plead “No Comment” In Court
In this morning’s [Aug 20] Plea Court, Ms Tomika Taylor, 36, finally entered a plea of not guilty to a single charge of unlawfully assaulting another woman and causing her actual bodily harm. The alleged offence is said to have taken place in St George’s on 9th July 2012. After she had elected for the matter to be heard in the lower Court, Senior... Read more of this article
Man Charged With Stealing 24 Ears Of Corn
58-year-old Southampton resident Norman Dowling pleaded not guilty in Magistrates Court this morning [Aug 17] to stealing 24 ears of corn and trespassing on the land on which the corn was growing. Senior Magistrate Archie Warner set Mr Dowling’s bail at $2,000 and trial for 9th November. Related Stories Large Quantity Of Corn & Broccoli... Read more of this article
Burrows Back In Court, Argument Over Cat Food
[Updated] Tara Burrows was back before the Court this morning [Aug 16] after police were called to her house after an argument with her sister and niece over feeding the cats. Following an overnight detention, Ms Burrows, 41, of Southampton appeared before Magistrate Archie Warner in Magistrates Court this morning. She pleaded guilty to three charges... Read more of this article
