Category: Court Reports
Court: 26-Year-Old Denies Cannabis Charges
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Feb 28], a 26-year-old man denied possessing cannabis and cannabis resin. Maxwell Hayward denied possessing cannabis and cannabis resin intended for supply, which he was alleged to have done in September 2016. The Crown Prosecutor told Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo that weight of the substances was alleged to be 28.42... Read more of this article
Court: American Citizen Granted $100,000 Bail
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Feb 28], a 52-year-old American citizen was granted bail in the amount of $100,000. Ms Melissa Burton, of Sag Harbor, NY, was yesterday charged with stealing over $55,000 from a senior citizen and abusing a senior via financial exploitation. She did not have to enter a plea as the matter will be heard in the Supreme... Read more of this article
Court: Witness, Pathologist Testify In Murder Trial
[Written by Don Burgess] A jury heard from a forensics expert how two bullets that entered the back of Lorenzo ‘Wa Wa’ Stovell were the fatal shots that killed him. Prosecutors allege that Zakai Cann, 27, and Trevone Saltus, 28, were part of a group of men that descended upon a parked party bus at Woody’s on September 23, 2012 and murdered Mr.... Read more of this article
Woman Charged With Stealing From Senior
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 52-year-old American woman faced charges alleging she used various methods to steal over $55,000 from a senior citizen. Ms Melissa Burton — said in Court to be a U.S. citizen with a Sag Harbor, NY address — faced multiple charges, and as they were deemed to be indictable, Ms Burton was not required to enter... Read more of this article
Court: 41-Year-Old Man Denies Assault, Threats
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 41-year-old man denied charges of unlawful assault and using threatening words. Eli Hill pleaded not guilty to charges spanning July 2016 to February 2017, with all charges involving alleged interactions with the same person. The charges were unlawful assault, using threatening words and using a threatening gesture. Magistrate... Read more of this article
Court: Man Admits Stealing, Causing Damage
Appearing in Magistrates Court today, a 20-year-old man pleaded guilty to unlawfully entering a business, stealing items and causing damage. Kyajee Wilson pleaded guilty to entering an east end business, stealing items worth $450 and unlawfully causing damage to the building. The Crown Prosecutor told Senior Magistrate Juan Wolffe that in November... Read more of this article
Court: 30-Year-Old Man Denies Sex Offences
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Feb 16], a 30-year-old man denied six charges of having unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl over the age of 14 and under the age of 16. The defendant also denied one charge of sexually assault, with the acts alleged to have taken place between January 2016 and March 2016. Senior Magistrate Juan Wolffe granted... Read more of this article
Court: Man Pleads Guilty To Sixteen Offences
Appearing in Magistrates Court today, a 51-year-old man pleaded guilty to over a dozen offences relating to stolen cheques and dishonestly obtaining money. Colin Landy Smith pleaded guilty to sixteen offences involving cheque fraud and dishonestly obtaining some $4,500 by means of fraud. The offences were committed between November 2016 and January... Read more of this article
Court: Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Police
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 28-year-old man admitted offences including dangerous driving, riding whilst disqualified, and unlawfully assaulting a police officer. Stevon Lightbourne pleaded guilty to multiple offences which started from the first action of going through a police speed check at 75kph on Sunday 12th February. In addition to the... Read more of this article
Court: Two Teenagers Charged With Wounding
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Feb 10], two 18-year-olds were charged with wounding another teenager in Pembroke earlier this week. 18-year-old Jerome Bailey and 18-year-old Taiquan Davis were together charged with unlawfully wounding another teenager, in Pembroke on 7th February 2017, and doing so with the intent to cause grievous bodily... Read more of this article
Court: Three People Charged With Drug Offenses
Appearing in Magistrates Court, three people were charged with drug offenses, with none of them required to enter a plea as the matters must be heard in the Supreme Court. 33-year-old Ryan Willingham Walker of Paget, 40-year-old Roberto Marques of Pembroke and 34-year-old Lindsay Griffiths of Paget are charged with conspiring to supply cannabis between... Read more of this article
Court: Man Charged With Supplying Fentanyl
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Jan 23] a 33-year-old man was charged with conspiring with others to supply Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. Pembroke resident Maurice Martin, who was said to be a Jamaican national, was not required to enter a plea as the charge that faced was deemed to be indictable and must be tried in the Supreme Court. The charge... Read more of this article
