Category: Crime
’20 Year Sentence Should Send A Strong Message’
The sentence of 20 years imprisonment should “send a strong deterrent message to those engaged in the importation of drugs and firearms,” Assistant Commissioner of Police David Mirfield said after drug smuggler Victor Roberts was sentenced yesterday [June 21]. Mr Roberts, 47, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being caught red-handed... Read more of this article
$10 Million Drugs: Roberts Sentenced To 20 Years
[Updated] 47-year-old Victor Roberts was sentenced to 20 years in prison today [June 21] after pleading guilty to charges involving $10 million dollars worth of drugs and 200 bullets. Mr Roberts arrest last year came after authorities intercepted the drugs, replacing them with a dummy package, then allowed Mr Roberts to pick them up, eventually arresting... Read more of this article
52-Yr-Old Man Tasered, Subdued & Arrested
[Updated] At approximately 10am this morning [June 21] an incident occurred in the area outside the Magistrates.Court building in which the police were seen to subdue a man after deploying a Taser. The man was seen swinging what appeared to be a metal pole, and was heard repeatedly shouting at the police saying “come and get me, come and get me”... Read more of this article
Man Charged With Assaulting His Wife
A 52-year-old man appeared in Magistrates Court today [June 20] charged with assaulting and threatening his wife. Andrew Smith denied the charges of unlawful assault and uttering threatening words, with the incident alleged to have occurred earlier this month. Mr Smith was bailed out, ordered to have no contact with the complainant, and will stand trial... Read more of this article
Court: Man Denies Assaulting Two Women
In Magistrates Court this morning [June 20], Gregory Outerbridge, 30, pleaded not guilty to two charges of unlawfully assaulting two women. Mr Outerbridge also pleaded not guilty to a charge of uttering threatening words to the second woman. One woman is the mother of Mr Outerbridge’s child, the other is her friend. All three allegations arose out... Read more of this article
Roberts Pleads Guilty: $10 Million Drug Case
[Updated with photo] 47-year-old Victor Alan Roberts pleaded guilty to charges involving $10 million dollars worth of drugs and 200 bullets. Defence lawyer Mark Pettingill confirmed that after the Crown amended the indictment yesterday, Mr. Roberts changed his plea to guilty, and that sentencing will be on Thursday [June 21] in front of Justice Simmons. After... Read more of this article
47-Yr-Old Man Stabbed After Family Dispute
[Updated] Police and emergency personnel attended the Palmetto Road area earlier this evening [June 19], after a family dispute resulted in a 47-year-old Pembroke man being stabbed. Police and fire personnel could be seen tending to the visibly bleeding victim at the scene before he was taken away via ambulance. A police spokesperson said, “Around... Read more of this article
30-Yr-Old Man Charged With 15 Offences
In Magistrates Court this morning [June 19], Jamiko Kenneth Bean, 30, pleaded guilty to a crime spree that spread over thirty days and six parishes, affecting three hotel properties, two supermarkets, two residences, a sports club, and a pre-school. His activity resulted in a total of fifteen charges being laid; with Bean pleading guilty to eleven of... Read more of this article
Man Charged: Threatening To Kill Ex-Girlfriend
Shaki Kenyatta Weeks, 34, will face trial in Supreme Court on a charge that he had sent letters to his his ex-girlfriend in which he threatened to kill her. Mr Weeks appeared before Senior Magistrate Archie Warner in Magistrates Court this morning [June 19] and because the charge was indictable, he was not required to enter a plea. Prosecutor Nicole... Read more of this article
27 Weekend Arrests: Warrants & DUI
Over the long National Heroes Day weekend, police officers arrested 16 people for outstanding warrants, and arrested 11 people on suspicion of impaired driving. A police spokesperson said, “Around 2:30am on Monday June 18th, police were on mobile patrol along St. David’s Road in St. George’s when they observed an SUV that was travelling erratically.... Read more of this article
Two Feathers Sentenced To Six Years In Prison
Dan Two Feathers [pictured] was sentenced to six years in an American jail for his part in a Ponzi scheme that used accounts in places including Bermuda and Switzerland. Two Feathers was also mandated to pay back nearly $2.5 million in restitution. In March of this year Mr Two Feathers, 56, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit investment fraud, investment... Read more of this article
Man Fined $800 For Cannabis Possession
In Magistrates Court this morning [June 15] 23-year-old David Baker of Pembroke pleaded guilty to possessing 1.39 grams of cannabis on 9th March 2012. Mr Barker had been stopped by police during a stop-n-search operation on Friswell’s Road in Pembroke. The facts read in were that at the time he was stopped, police found two twists containing plant... Read more of this article
