Category: Court Reports
Trio’s Robbery And Assault Trial Underway
The trial of two brothers and a female alleged to have robbed and assaulted a couple on Hermitage Road in August 2011 got underway in Supreme Court today [July 3]. This morning’s startup saw a lengthy jury selection process. With a nine woman three man jury selected and sworn in, Justice Juan Wolffe started presiding over the case of Ezra Williams... Read more of this article
Child Porn: Man Jailed For One Year
[Updated] Paul Boorman was sentenced to one year in prison today [July 2], after being convicted of 14 charges of knowingly accessing child pornography between November 2008 and October 2009. At the time of his arrest he was serving as a probationary Police Constable, however he was dismissed from the force after his arrest. Boorman had pleaded guilty... Read more of this article
19-Year-Old Denies Firearm Charge, Sex Assault
A 19-year-old man — who cannot be named for legal reasons — appeared in this morning’s [July 2] Supreme Court monthly arraignments, and denied charges of serious sexual assault as well as using a firearm to commit an indictable offence. The defendant is alleged to have sexually assaulted a female at gunpoint during a home invasion. The... Read more of this article
Roger Lightbourne Jr Pleads Not Guilty
21-year-old Roger Lightbourne Jr appeared in this morning’s [July 2] Supreme Court Monthly Arraignments, where he pleaded not guilty to both premeditated murder and firearm charges. Mr Lightbourne Jr is charged with the premeditated murder of Jahmiko Leshore on March 1, 2011, and is also charged with using a firearm to commit an indictable offense... Read more of this article
Pair Charged With Good Friday Machete Attack
In Magistrates Court this morning [June 29], Sergio Woolridge-Robinson and D’Angelo Clarke [both 21] were together charged with two indictable offences. Since the offences were indictable, neither man was required to plead. The allegations were that the pair were involved with the 6th April 2012 Good Friday attack on an individual at the Southampton... Read more of this article
Woman Pleads Guilty To Saucepan Assault
A 40-year-old woman who assaulted her sister with a kitchen saucepan and stick during a fight at their shared home over food was today [June 28] given a conditional discharge. Tara Burrows pleaded guilty to assault and violently resisting arrest in May of this year. The court heard both sisters were at the home they share in Sandys when a heated argument... Read more of this article
Man Charged With Receiving Stolen Chain
49-year-old Marvin Lee Woolridge appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [June 28] and pleaded not guilty to a charge of receiving a gold chain knowing or believing it to be stolen. The item of jewelry was said to be worth approximately $15,000. Mr Woolridge was released on $5,000 bail and is due to stand trial in September 2012. Related Stories Two... Read more of this article
Man Accused Of Violating Domestic Order
In Magistrates Court this morning [June 27], Jamal Hawker, 39, managed to avoid being held on remand until trial on Friday 29th June. Defended by lawyer Marc Daniels, Mr Hawker was charged with violating a domestic order that had required him to have no contact with his wife. It was alleged that on 26th June in Paget Parish, in contravention of a Domestic... Read more of this article
Taxi Driver’s ‘Improper Clothing’ Charge Dropped
This morning in Magistrates Court [June 26] taxi driver Clyde Holder had a charge of being “improperly” dressed dismissed. Taxi regulations have stipulations which include mandating taxi drivers to wear a shirt with a collar. What Mr Holder was said to be wearing that was “improper” was not disclosed in Court. Mr Holder was originally... Read more of this article
Pair Charged With Using Fake Gift Certificates
Antanisha Marie Davis, 20, and Winston Sinclair Amos, 20, both pleaded not guilty to allegations of false accounting and receiving stolen goods in Magistrates Court this morning [June 26]. The three charges against Ms Davis were that she had made two false entries in the accounts of A.S. Cooper’s on 30 May 2012, one of which resulted in providing... Read more of this article
$1.4 Million Drug Charge: Man Jailed For 8 Years
[Updated with photo] 46-year-old Shannon Forth was sentenced to eight years in prison this afternoon [June 25] after admitting importing over $1.4 million worth of heroin. The drugs were discovered on 6th December 2011 at the LF Wade Airport when Mr Forth, a Bermuda resident, arrived on a flight from Canada. In April of this year Mr Forth pleaded guilty... Read more of this article
Man Convicted Of Resisting Arrest, Assault
Allan Robinson’s trial took place this morning [June 25] before Senior Magistrate Archie Warner, with the 52-year-old found guilty of assaulting a police officer, possessing an offensive weapon and violently resisting arrest. Mr Robinson previously pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour in relation to the same incident, which saw him arrested... Read more of this article
