Category: Court Reports
Man Pleads “Guilty With An Explanation”
Appearing in Magistrates Court yesterday [Apr 15], a 55-year-old man pleaded “guilty with an explanation” to a charge he assaulted another man. Mr Basil Stewart pleaded guilty with an explanation to a charge of unlawfully assaulting another man and causing him bodily harm following an incident took place at the Salvation Army Shelter in... Read more of this article
23 Yr Old Man Charged With Assaulting Woman
After electing to be tried in Magistrates Court, 23 year old Keino Lambert pleaded not guilty to unlawfully assaulting a woman earlier this month and causing her bodily harm. Lambert was remanded into custody by Senior Magistrate Archie Warner until his return for Mention on 29th April 2014. Related Stories Court: Man Denies Weapon & Wounding... Read more of this article
Suspended Sentence: Riding While Disqualified
A 61 year old woman appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Apr 15], where she was given a suspended prison sentence for riding whilst disqualified. Audrey Astwood received a $500 fine and a thirty day prison sentence, however Senior Magistrate Archie Warner suspended the prison sentence for twelve months, and warned Ms Astwood that any infraction... Read more of this article
Man Denies Dangerous Driving, Resisting Arrest
In Magistrates Court this morning [Apr 14], Mishael Paynter pleaded not guilty to driving dangerously, driving whilst impaired, refusing to take the alco-analyzer test, violently resisting arrest, and riding without a helmet. All five charges arose out an alleged Police intervention in Hamilton earlier this morning. On these matters, Senior Magistrate... Read more of this article
Prisoner Denies Cannabis Possession
A 27 year old Westgate prisoner appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Apr 11], where he denied possessing cannabis. Noet Barnett, who is serving time for attempted murder, pleaded not guilty to possessing cannabis and doing so while in an Increased Penalty Zone, namely Westgate Correctional Facility. The charge alleged he was found in possession... Read more of this article
65-Year-Old Man Faces Additional Sex Charges
Only 24 hours after he faced a set of charges alleging he sexually exploited a young girl, a 65-year-old man re-appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Apr 11] facing additional charges related to a separate girl. The four new charges also alleged sexual exploitation of a young person, however this time related to different girl, with the Court... Read more of this article
65-Year-Old Charged With Sexual Exploitation
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Apr 10], a 65 year old man pleaded not guilty to seven counts of sexual exploitation of a young girl while he was in a position of trust. The seven charges covered the period between 2007 and 2012, and the young girl alleged to be the victim is now 14. The man was granted bail $10,000 and required to provide... Read more of this article
Woman Pleads Not Guilty To Assaulting Man
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Apr 9], 27-year-old Deonna Hill pleaded not guilty to unlawfully causing grievous bodily harm to a man earlier this week. Senior Magistrate Archie Warner set bail at $3,000, required a Surety, and set trial for July. A Police spokesperson previously said that they responded to a report of an assault that took... Read more of this article
Man Denies Unlawfully Employing Man At Garage
A 51 year old man appeared in Magistrates Court this morning [Apr 9], where he denied charges alleging he illegally employed a Jamaican national. Ricky Johnson pleaded not guilty to unlawfully employing Owen Morrison on 18th March 2014, at Ricky’s Auto Garage in Wellbottom, Southampton. Mr Morrison had earlier pleaded not guilty to working without... Read more of this article
39 Year Old Denies Dishonestly Obtaining Goods
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Apr 7], a 39-year-old man pleaded not guilty to dishonestly obtaining goods from Audio-Visual on 30th May 2013 by unlawfully using a credit card. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo set bail at $2,000, required a Surety, and ordered Salaam to report to Somerset Police Station on a regular basis until his trial date of 11th... Read more of this article
Man Denies Stealing A Lobster From Restaurant
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Apr 7], a 40-year-old man denied trespassing in a restaurant and stealing a lobster. Jevon Bean pleaded not guilty to trespassing in L’Oriental on 17th March 2014 and stealing a lobster said to be worth $30. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo granted Mr. Bean $1,000 bail and set trial for mid-July. Related Stories Man... Read more of this article
Man Admits Multiple Counts Of Cheque Fraud
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Apr 3], Joeshon Russell, 38 pleaded guilty to a total of seventeen charges involving cheque fraud. The total amount that Russell pleaded guilty to either obtaining or attempting to obtain was around $1,900. In the first case against him, Russell pleaded guilty to thirteen charges including stealing a Bank of Butterfield... Read more of this article
