Category: Court Reports
Court: Man Denies Assault, Threatening Charges
A 32-year-old Pembroke man has appeared in court accused of threatening and assaulting police officers. Jamal Bascome pleaded not guilty to multiple charges relating to an incident that allegedly occurred on the afternoon of July 14 in Hamilton. Mr Bascome denied assaulting another man, by pushing him and spitting in his face. He denied a further two... Read more of this article
Court: Man Charged With Importing Heroin
A man has appeared in court accused of trying to import over $600,000 worth of heroin into Bermuda. Omar Davy is charged with importing diamorphine into Bermuda on July 10, this year. The 37-year-old is also charged with having diamorphine in his possession on the same date that was intended for supply. Mr Davy, a Jamaican national, did not enter pleas... Read more of this article
Court: Taxi Driver Banned For 18 Months
A taxi-driver has been banned from driving for 18 months after being caught behind the wheel while twice the legal limit. Cornell Bailey was observed swerving from one side of the road to the other on Middle Road in Warwick on the afternoon of June 13 by police officers in a private car. Bailey, 57, initially did not notice the police were trying to... Read more of this article
Court: Driver Fined & Banned After Crash
A 41-year-old Pembroke man has been banned from driving for 18 months. Lionel Roberts got on his motorbike while more than three times the limit and crashed into another motorcyclist in the early hours of July 7. Roberts and the rider of the other motorbike were both taken to hospital for treatment after the accident, which happened at 2am on Front... Read more of this article
Court: 72-Year-Old Man Admits Sex Assault
A 72-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a sexually assaulting a young girl in the early 1970s. This morning at Magistrates Court, Bernard Marshall admitted indecently assaulting a girl under the age of 14 between January 1970 and September 1972 in Bermuda. The court heard that Marshall was between the age of 24 and 26 at the time of the offence. Marshall... Read more of this article
Court: Drivers Fined & Banned For 18 Months
Two drink-drivers have been banned from the roads for 18 months. Both Makeem Waldron and Barry Wilkes lost control of their vehicles in separate accidents earlier this year. Waldron, 28, of Devonshire collided with a wall at the junction of North Shore Road and Dock Hill in Devonshire on June 16 as he made his way home after a party. He initially claimed... Read more of this article
Court: Cruise Ship Passenger Fined For Assault
A Massachusetts woman has been fined $500 for assaulting a fellow-passenger on a cruise ship. Gina Martell launched an attack on a female passenger on board the ship at around 9.30pm yesterday, the court heard. Magistrates’ Court heard that the victim had been having dinner with her family in a restaurant when she left the table to use the bathroom. Martell,... Read more of this article
Court: Driver Fined For Striking Pedestrian
A motorist who knocked down a pedestrian has been fined $800. Lisa Brewster pleaded guilty to careless driving at Magistrates Court this morning [July 2]. Brewster collided with the female pedestrian on March 6 at the junction of Victoria Street and King Street in Hamilton. The court heard that the victim suffered multiple contusions and soft tissue... Read more of this article
Court: Man Banned For Dangerous Driving
A motorcyclist who sped off from police and drove the wrong way down a one-way road has been banned from driving for 18 months. Ryan Fox, 49, of Pembroke was stopped by police after disobeying a traffic sign in Hamilton on June 30. Fox initially stopped and was spoken to by officers, but drove off when officers told him there was outstanding warrants... Read more of this article
Court: Defendants Deny Damage, DUI Charges
Two defendants will stand trial at Magistrates Court later this year after denying separate charges. Toledo Breary is accused of possessing a bladed article at the Esso Tiger Mart Garage in Hamilton as well as impaired driving at the same location. The offences are alleged to have taken place on April 28. Mr Breary, 46, of Hamilton parish denied both... Read more of this article
Court: Four Charged Over PLV Loan Funds
Four people have been formally charged with criminal offences in connection with the failed Par-la-Ville hotel development. Former Mayor Graeme Outerbridge, Corporation of Hamilton Secretary Ed Benevides, developer Michael MacLean and his wife, Yasmin MacLean, all appeared at Magistrates’ Court this morning [June 27] where the charges were read. Mr... Read more of this article
Court: Man Fined For Failing To Stop After Crash
An impaired motorist has been fined an additional $650 for lying to police and failing to stop after an accident. Larreau Grant had previously been banned from driving for 18 months and fined $1200 after admitting drink-driving. This morning at Magistrates’ Court, Grant was fined an additional $500 for making a false report and $150 for failing... Read more of this article
