Category: Court Reports
Court: 26-Year-Old Man Denies Sexual Assault
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [June 2], a 26-year-old man pleaded not guilty to the charge that on 13th February this year, he had sexually assaulted a woman. The Magistrate set Mention for 28th June, granted bail at $5,000 with one surety, and ordered that the man must have no contact with the woman. [Note: Due to legal reasons there are very... Read more of this article
Court: Man Denies Attempted Murder Charge
Appearing in Court today [June 1], a 22-year-old man denied charges of attempting to murder a woman and, without lawful excuse, handling a firearm. Gavaska Lodge-Bascome was charged with offences alleged to have occurred on 1st May 2017 in Pembroke. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. Lodge-Bascome must re-appear at the 3rd July Supreme Court Arraignments,... Read more of this article
Court: 26-Year-Old Denies Assaulting Woman
Appearing in Magistrates Court, 26-year-old Mikhail Butterfield denied that he had unlawfully assaulted a woman and had stolen her cellphone and wallet. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo ordered that Butterfield was to be held in custody until 14th June when he will appear for mention. [Note: Due to legal reasons there are very specific rules about commenting... Read more of this article
Court: 36-Year-Old Denies Assault & Threat
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 36-year-old man denied uttering threatening words and assaulting a woman. Damany Burchall pleaded not guilty to uttering threatening words to a woman, with the Court hearing he allegedly said to her: “I’m going to f***** kill you. Just take me to jail.” Burchall also denied unlawfully assaulting the same woman. Burchall... Read more of this article
Court: 52-Year-Old Jailed For Assaulting Police
Appearing in Magistrates Court, Edmund Smith was convicted ofassaulting Inspector Scott Devine outside the House of Assembly on 2nd December 2016. The 52-year-old was sentenced to one year imprisonment by Magistrate Archibald Warner for the offence. Related Stories Court: Ten People Appear For Arraignments Court: Hayward, Furbert, Tweed, Bulford... Read more of this article
Court: Man Charged With Attempted Murder
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [May 25], Troy Burgess was charged with attempted murder and using a firearm to commit an indictable offence. The alleged offences occurred on May 14, 2017 in Pembroke. As the case must be heard in the Supreme Court, he did not have to enter a plea and was remanded into custody by Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo. [Note:... Read more of this article
Court: Man Charged With Attempted Murder
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [May 17], a 29-year-old man was charged in connection with the shooting on Court Street on Sunday. Jahmico Trott did not have to enter a plea as the charges must be handled in the Supreme Court. The charges were that in Hamilton, on 14th May 2017, Trott allegedly attempted to murder another man; used a firearm to... Read more of this article
Court: Airline Passenger Fined $2,000
Following the plane diversion yesterday, a 46-year-old resident of the United Kingdom appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [May 17], charged with behaving in a disorderly manner. Mark Anthony Blake pleaded guilty to the charge and fined $2,000. In Court this morning, Blake admitted to Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo that alcohol played a part in his... Read more of this article
Court: Woman Denies Stealing Appliances
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 38-year-old woman denied stealing household appliances from her landlord and also denied assaulting a man. Ms Carina Dornelas was charged with stealing household appliances from her Paget landlord in April this year. She plead not guilty. On a separate charge, Ms Dornelas was charged with unlawfully assaulting a... Read more of this article
Court: Edwards Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter
Appearing in the Supreme Court this morning [May 8], Kiahna Trott-Edwards pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 16-year-old Shijuan Mungal, and was remanded into custody until her sentencing on May 19th. In August of last year, the Court of Appeal for Bermuda “set aside the conviction and sentence” of Ms. Trott Edwards, who was previously convicted... Read more of this article
Court: Man Charged With Attempted Murder
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [May 4], a 22-year-old man was charged with attempted murder and firearm offences. 22-year-old Gavaska Lodge-Bascome was not required to enter a plea as the matter must go to the Supreme Court. He was charged with attempted murder, having a firearm, and unlawfully handling a firearm while committing an unlawful... Read more of this article
Court: Men Admit Stealing Codfish & Beers
Appearing in Magistrates Court, two men pleaded guilty to stealing codfish and Carlsberg Elephant beers with a value of approximately $28.00. 39-year-old Dimitri Robinson and 42-year-old Tyrone Virgil were both charged with stealing codfish and a six-pack of Carlsberg Elephants from the Modern Mart in March of this year, and both pleaded guilty. Evidence... Read more of this article
Four Charged: Money Laundering $2.5 Million
Four people appeared at the Cardiff Crown Court in Wales, with the charges stemming from financial transactions conducted by Jeffrey Bevan whilst employed in the Bermuda Accountant General’s office, with the four defendants accused of laundering the proceeds of $2.5 million allegedly stolen from the Bermuda Government between 2011 and 2013. Detective... Read more of this article
Supreme Court: 48-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty
A 48-year-old Pembroke man pleaded guilty to offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act, with the police saying that an investigation determined that Abdullah Hussain Ali-Virgil had “conducted a variety of transactions involving cash derived from criminal activity in excess of $217,000.” Detective Chief Inspector Nicholas Pedro, Organised... Read more of this article
Court: Ten People Appear For Arraignments
Ten people appeared in Court today [May 1] having been charged with alleged offences during the protests on December 2, 2016, with people gathering outside the building as the proceedings took place. Those appearing included BIU President Chris Furbert, Rev Nicholas Tweed, Lily May Bulford, Glenn Simmons, Neville Goddard, Arnold Smith, Chris Furbert... Read more of this article
Court: Prisoner Pleads Guilty To Assault
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 36-year-old man — who is currently serving a prison sentence — pleaded guilty to unlawfully assaulting another prisoner at Westgate. Shomari Virgil pleaded guilty to unlawfully assaulting someone at Westgate Correctional Facility in August 2016. The Crown Prosecutor told the Magistrate that in August 2016,... Read more of this article
