Category: Court Reports
Court: Simmons Not Guilty Of Attempted Murder
[Written by Don Burgess] A Hamilton bar owner was cleared of the attempted murder of an alleged leader of a local gang following a trial in the Supreme Court. Carlton Simmons was also cleared of an alternative charge of wounding with an attempt to do grievous bodily harm. Mr Simmons, 40, stabbed Jahkeil Samuels in the early morning of August 12, 2017,... Read more of this article
Teenagers To Stand Trial For Murder In October
Three teenagers charged in a British Court with the murder of 17-year-old Bermudian Lyrico Steede in Bulwell, UK, are expected to go on trial on October 2, according to the Nottingham Post. The report said, “The date was provisionally arranged at Nottingham Crown Court today [Monday, March 5]. “Two 17-year-olds – who cannot be identified... Read more of this article
Court: Man Convicted Of Perverting Justice
Joel Ismail and Paul Charity were found not guilty of converting criminal property following a trial in Wales, however Mr Charity was convicted of “perverting the course of justice,” which related to deleting emails. This follows after Jeffrey Bevan — who previously worked for the Bermuda Government and is one of the people on trial in... Read more of this article
Court: 47-Year-Old Denies Sexual Assault
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Feb 7], a 47-year-old man was charged with sexual assaulting a teenage girl back in 2007. After being extradited to the island to face the charges, he pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting the teenager in May 2007. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunmbo remanded the defendant into custody, and he is due to reappear in... Read more of this article
Court: Dumont Wins Against Bermuda College
[Written by Don Burgess] David Dumont won his case against Bermuda College for breach of contract. Mr Dumont was employed by the College as facilities and security supervisor from February 13, 2012, until May 23, 2017. He claimed the College owed him $62,749.28 plus interest for their refusal to pay him for being on-call outside normal working hours. The... Read more of this article
Court: Police Officer Denies Wounding Charge
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Feb 2], a 39-year-old police officer was charged with unlawfully wounding another person. During this morning’s Plea Court session, Oswin Pereira pleaded not guilty to unlawfully wounding a man on May 13th of last year, ZBM reported. Magistrate Tyrone Chin granted the defendant $2,000 bail with a like surety... Read more of this article
Court: Man Denies Sexual Assault Charge
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Feb 2], a 42-year-old man denied sexually assaulting a 17-year-old female in August of last year in Sandys Parish. He was bailed in the amount of $5,000 with a like surety, and is due to reappear in court on February 28th. [Note: Due to legal reasons there are very specific rules about commenting on court... Read more of this article
Court: Magistrates To Hear Counterfeit Trial
[Written by Don Burgess] A man facing a counterfeit money charge had his trial moved from Supreme Court to Magistrates Court. Jahni Holder is facing charges of having custody or control of counterfeit currency. He is facing similar charges in another case, which is being tried in Magistrates Court and requested from Puisne Judge Charles Etta-Simmons... Read more of this article
Court: Premeditated Murder Trial Pushed Back
[Written by Don Burgess] A man up for premeditated murder had his trial pushed back as the prosecution did not give his lawyer any papers. Khyri Smith-Williams is facing two counts, premeditated murder and using a firearm while committing an indictable offence. His lawyer, Charles Richardson, told Puisne Judge Charles Etta-Simmons “I don’t have... Read more of this article
Court: Man Denies Wounding, Assault Charges
[Written by Don Burgess] A man pled not guilty to five charges, including taking a vehicle and crashing it into a police car, in the Supreme Court Arraignment Session on Thursday. Lawrence Smith was charged with taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent on December 18, 2017, and later crashing that vehicle into a police car on Khyber Heights Lane. In... Read more of this article
Court: Bevan Admits Transferring $1.8 Million
Jeffrey Bevan — who previously worked for the Bermuda Government and is currently on trial in Wales — admitted multiple counts of transferring and converting criminal property, with the court hearing he transferred £1.3m [$1.8m] into his bank account in the UK, and then spent it on gambling, cars and houses. This is according to a report from... Read more of this article
Court Dismisses Conspiracy To Import Appeal
The court has dismissed an appeal by Tafari Wilson who was convicted of conspiracy to import cannabis, saying “the evidence demonstrates that the Appellant showed a singular and persistent interest to obtain the package.” In describing the case, the Supreme Court ruling said, “On the 14th November 2015, the Appellant Tafari Wilson... Read more of this article
Court: Fentanyl Importation Trial Continues
A woman testified in Court today [Jan 24] against her ex-boyfriend and an alleged co-conspirator to import the synthetic opioid Fentanyl. In January of last year, Jacqueline Robinson, then 25, and Craig Lawrence, then 35, both of Ontario, Canada, were charged with conspired with others to import Fentanyl. Ms. Robinson told the jury she met Craig Lawrence... Read more of this article
Court: Man On Trial For Cocaine Possession
[Written by Don Burgess] A Bermuda man was charged with conspiracy, and with possession with intent to supply cocaine. In January 2016, Customs officers inspected a ZipX package addressed to Travers R. Clarke. A Customs Officer told the nine-woman, three-man jury that has the package went through the x-ray machine, she noticed something suspicious and... Read more of this article
Court: Money Allegedly Used For Cars & Homes
A man who previously worked in Bermuda allegedly used money stolen from the Bermuda Government to buy luxury cars and properties back home in the UK, according to a report in the South Wales Argus. Four People On Trial In Wales In Connection With $2.5 Million Four people were charged last year in Wales, and at that time, the Bermuda Police said that... Read more of this article
$2.5M Money Laundering Trial To Begin In Wales
Jury selection is due to begin as four people will stand trial in Wales in connection with allegedly money laundering $2.5 million stolen from the Bermuda Government, according to a report from Wales Online, which noted that “some of the witnesses will give evidence over video link from Bermuda.” Jeffrey Bevan, 50, denies theft, converting... Read more of this article
