Category: Court Reports
Man Charged: Sex Offences Against Child
In Magistrates Court this morning [June 25], a 35-year-old man was charged with two sex offences relating to a young girl under the age of 10. The Crown objected to the grant of bail and Senior Magistrate Archie Warner remanded the man — who cannot be named for legal reasons — into custody until his trial in October 2012. The defendant was... Read more of this article
Gariko Benjamin Found Not Guilty On All Counts
[Updated - Found not guilty] Jury deliberations are getting underway this afternoon [June 22] in the Gariko Benjamin trial. The 21-year-old man is alleged to have opened fire at a Mount Hill home then stolen a motocross bike and led police on a high speed chase to Somerset. The Court heard that Mr Benjamin rode into the Mount Hill/Overview Lane area... Read more of this article
Ammunition Charges Dropped Against Washington
22-year-old Julian Washington, charged with handing ammunition, had the charges dropped this morning [June 22], with Senior Magistrate Archie Warner saying that “I am of the view that no reasonable jury could convict on such evidence.” The Senior Magistrate’s ruling was that after hearing the Prosecutor’s evidence and the submission... Read more of this article
Man Pleads Guilty To Threatening Behaviour
52-year-old Allan Robinson faced four charges in Magistrates Court this morning [June 22], after being arrested outside the Court building yesterday morning. He plead guilty to threatening behaviour, but plead not guilty to assault on a police officer, possessing an offensive weapon and violently resisting arrest. Mr Robinson, who did appear to have... Read more of this article
’20 Year Sentence Should Send A Strong Message’
The sentence of 20 years imprisonment should “send a strong deterrent message to those engaged in the importation of drugs and firearms,” Assistant Commissioner of Police David Mirfield said after drug smuggler Victor Roberts was sentenced yesterday [June 21]. Mr Roberts, 47, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being caught red-handed... Read more of this article
$10 Million Drugs: Roberts Sentenced To 20 Years
[Updated] 47-year-old Victor Roberts was sentenced to 20 years in prison today [June 21] after pleading guilty to charges involving $10 million dollars worth of drugs and 200 bullets. Mr Roberts arrest last year came after authorities intercepted the drugs, replacing them with a dummy package, then allowed Mr Roberts to pick them up, eventually arresting... Read more of this article
Man Charged With Assaulting His Wife
A 52-year-old man appeared in Magistrates Court today [June 20] charged with assaulting and threatening his wife. Andrew Smith denied the charges of unlawful assault and uttering threatening words, with the incident alleged to have occurred earlier this month. Mr Smith was bailed out, ordered to have no contact with the complainant, and will stand trial... Read more of this article
Court: Man Denies Assaulting Two Women
In Magistrates Court this morning [June 20], Gregory Outerbridge, 30, pleaded not guilty to two charges of unlawfully assaulting two women. Mr Outerbridge also pleaded not guilty to a charge of uttering threatening words to the second woman. One woman is the mother of Mr Outerbridge’s child, the other is her friend. All three allegations arose out... Read more of this article
Roberts Pleads Guilty: $10 Million Drug Case
[Updated with photo] 47-year-old Victor Alan Roberts pleaded guilty to charges involving $10 million dollars worth of drugs and 200 bullets. Defence lawyer Mark Pettingill confirmed that after the Crown amended the indictment yesterday, Mr. Roberts changed his plea to guilty, and that sentencing will be on Thursday [June 21] in front of Justice Simmons. After... Read more of this article
30-Yr-Old Man Charged With 15 Offences
In Magistrates Court this morning [June 19], Jamiko Kenneth Bean, 30, pleaded guilty to a crime spree that spread over thirty days and six parishes, affecting three hotel properties, two supermarkets, two residences, a sports club, and a pre-school. His activity resulted in a total of fifteen charges being laid; with Bean pleading guilty to eleven of... Read more of this article
Man Charged: Threatening To Kill Ex-Girlfriend
Shaki Kenyatta Weeks, 34, will face trial in Supreme Court on a charge that he had sent letters to his his ex-girlfriend in which he threatened to kill her. Mr Weeks appeared before Senior Magistrate Archie Warner in Magistrates Court this morning [June 19] and because the charge was indictable, he was not required to enter a plea. Prosecutor Nicole... Read more of this article
Two Feathers Sentenced To Six Years In Prison
Dan Two Feathers [pictured] was sentenced to six years in an American jail for his part in a Ponzi scheme that used accounts in places including Bermuda and Switzerland. Two Feathers was also mandated to pay back nearly $2.5 million in restitution. In March of this year Mr Two Feathers, 56, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit investment fraud, investment... Read more of this article
