Category: Crime
Police: Coltrane Ratteray Now In Custody
Coltrane Ratteray — who the police issued a notice about earlier this week — turned himself in to Hamilton Police Station this morning [Nov 3] and is now in custody. A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service would like to thank the public for their assistance in locating Mr. Coltrane Ratteray. “Mr. Ratteray turned... Read more of this article
Court: Postal Worker Charged With Misconduct
Dennis Thomas, 38, pleaded not guilty to misconduct as a person employed to deliver post in today’s [Nov 1] Monthly Arraignment Session in the Supreme Court. The summary details were that on 27th July 2012, he was alleged to have collected mail that he was not authorized to collect, charges which he denied. Crown Prosecutor Susan Mulligan said... Read more of this article
Man Denies Firearm & Ammunition Charges
55 year old Terry Thomas appeared at this morning’s [Nov 1] Arraignment Session in the Supreme Court, where he faced four charges involving firearms and ammunition. Thomas pleaded not guilty to all four charges. The charges were that, as a person previously convicted of a crime, and being a person without a firearms licence, he handled a .38 cal revolver,... Read more of this article
Man Denies Attempted Murder, Firearm Charges
19-year-old Blaine Simmons appeared in the Supreme Court Monthly Arraignment Sessions this morning [Nov 1] where he denied a charge of attempted murder in relation to the shooting in Sandys in March of this year. Simmons was charged with attempting to murder Lo’Torean Durrant and also charged with using a firearm to commit an indictable offense on... Read more of this article
22 Year Old Denies Threatening Ex-Girlfriend
A 22 year old man this morning [Nov 1] appeared in the Supreme Court Monthly Arraignment Session where he denied threatening his ex-girlfriend. Geontai Minors was charged with sending threats to his ex-girlfriend, which are alleged to have been made in various text messages in November 2012, and included threats to kill her. He pleaded not guilty, was... Read more of this article
Tyrone Pedro Denies Murdering Steven Iris
Appearing in this month’s Arraignment Session at the Supreme Court today [Nov 1], Tyrone Pedro, 23, pleaded not guilty to murdering Steven Iris in August of this year. As Pedro was led out of Court this morning, several low sobs could be heard in the public gallery. Pedro will re-appear at the next Arraignments session and will remain in custody... Read more of this article
Drunk Driving: Man Admits Causing Bodily Harm
Mikai Fubler, 24, who, last week pleaded not guilty to two charges involving a car and cycle accident and an allegation of driving whilst impaired, re-appeared in yesterday’s Plea Court. He pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm by driving his car when the level of alcohol in his blood exceeded the legal limit and was fined $2,000 and... Read more of this article
Police “Actively Seeking” Coltrane Ratteray
The police said they are “actively seeking to arrest Mr. Coltrane Ratteray” who failed to appear before the courts today [Oct 31] on an outstanding matter. A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service is actively seeking to arrest Mr. Coltrane Ratteray. Mr. Ratteray failed to appear before the courts on Thursday 31st October... Read more of this article
31 Yr Old Receives 3 Year Sentence For Burglary
Andre Tucker, 31, who had earlier pleaded guilty to burglarizing a house in Cavendish Heights in Pembroke on 13th September 2013, was this morning [Oct 30] sentenced to three years in prison to be followed by two years probation. The victim impact statements from the nine year-old girl and her mother who were both in the house at the time were read... Read more of this article
Conditional Discharge: Stealing $18 Of Codfish
A 60 year old man was given a Conditional Discharge in Magistrates Court this morning [Oct 30] after he pleaded guilty to stealing $17.98 worth of codfish from the Marketplace. Stephen Pitt pleaded guilty to stealing two packages of codfish on 7th March 2013. Replying to Senior Magistrate Archie Warner’s question, Mr Pitt said that he had taken... Read more of this article
Drunk Driver Thanks Police For Arresting Her
37 year old Lori Rye pleaded guilty to driving whilst impaired in Magistrates Court yesterday [Oct 29] and was fined $1,500 and was disqualified from driving. Before receiving her sentence, she told Senior Magistrate Archie Warner that she wanted to thank the officer for arresting her that night and went on to say that after the event she realized how... Read more of this article
Brazil Court Orders Michael Misick’s Extradition
Michael Misick, the former Premier of the Turks and Caicos, is legally set to be extradited back to his island home after a decision today [Oct 29] by the Brazilian courts. Mr Misick fled the Turks & Caicos Islands last year after an arrest warrant was issued for him in relation to allegations of corruption. He said he was “not a fugitive”... Read more of this article
