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Court Rules Man “Not Fit” To Stand Trial Today
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Nov 19], a 53-year-old man was remanded into custody after the Magistrate ruled he was not fit to stand trial at this time. Carl Hendrickson appeared at the right time on the right day for his trial, however his trial — on charges of allegedly being intoxicated in a public place, obstructing police and using... Read more of this article
Court: 22-Year-Old Man Sentenced To 9 Months
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Nov 19], a 22-year-old man was sentenced to nine months in prison after pleading guilty to entering a home and stealing a number of items. Stevon Swan-Richardson pleaded guilty to entering a Warwick residence in September and stealing watches, an iPad, iPod, liquor, and a knapsack and $50 in cash from a piggy bank.... Read more of this article
Court: 35-Year-Old Man Fined Over $8,000
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Nov 18], a 35-year-old man was fined almost $8,000 for a string of traffic offences, with the Court also hearing he owed $385 in fines from two years ago. Andre Parsons owed $385 in fines that had been imposed in 2013, but had never been paid. Mr Parsons was also asked to explain why he had failed to attend Court... Read more of this article
Court: Man Fined For Illegally Breeding Dog
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Nov 18], 59-year-old Friswell’s Hill Devonshire resident Joao Botelho pleaded guilty to illegally breeding a Yorkshire Terrier. The Crown Prosecutor told Magistrate Archie Warner that responding to information, Animal Wardens had visited Mr Botelho’s residence where they found three Yorkshire... Read more of this article
53-Year-Old Man Charged With Dog Offence
Appearing in Magistrates Court, 53-year-old Amaral Joao Silveira, was charged under the Dogs Act with keeping a Belgian Malinois dog that between April 2015 and May 2015 repeatedly made noises to the annoyance of others. Mr Silveira plead not guilty. Magistrate Archie Warner set a trial date in January 2016 and granted bail of $1,000. [Note: Due to... Read more of this article
Man Fined For Spearfishing Too Close To Shore
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Nov 16], a 22-year-old man was fined $250 for spearfishing too close to Bermuda’s shoreline. Joshua Usher pleaded guilty to spearfishing within one mile of Bermuda’s shoreline in September 2013, and was fined by Magistrate Archie Warner. The Crown Prosecutor told the Magistrate that Marine Police... Read more of this article
Court: 39-Year-Old To Serve Jail Time For Fines
Appearing in Magistrates Court, a 39-year-old man was sentenced to 25 days in jail due to $850 of outstanding traffic fines. Mr Shannon Tucker told Senior Magistrate Juan Wolffe that he had turned himself in to police because he was aware that police had warrants for his arrest. The Senior Magistrate confirmed to Mr Tucker that the warrants had been... Read more of this article
Teens Plead Guilty To Assaulting Another Teen
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Nov 10], two teenagers pleaded guilty to assaulting a 15-year-old at the bus terminal. Tarik Ebbin and Adonis Robinson pleaded guilty to assaulting a 15-year-old male at the Hamilton Bus Terminal on 11th September. The Crown Prosecutor told Magistrate Archie Warner that around 11:00am on 11th September, the altercation... Read more of this article
Court: 31-Year-Old Denies Wounding His Father
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Nov 9], a 31-year-old Southampton man denied wounding his father, with the Court hearing the alleged incident took place earlier this month. Leigh Swann elected to be tried in Magistrate’s Court and plead not guilty to unlawfully wounding another man, his father, on 5th November 2015. Senior Magistrate Juan Wolffe... Read more of this article
Court: Dangerous Driving And False Statement
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Nov 5], 50-year-old Charles Ratteray of Sandys pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and making a false statement to Police on 9th September 2015. The Crown Prosecutor told the Magistrate that police had observed Mr Ratteray speeding and crossing the centre-line on the Causeway and had finally stopped him on Mullet... Read more of this article
Court: Man Charged With Dog & Drug Offences
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Nov 4], a 26-year-old man pleaded guilty to keeping an unlicensed pitbull dog and was also sentenced for possessing cocaine and cannabis. Mr Lekan Scott pleaded guilty to keeping an unlicensed pitbull at his Hamilton Parish residence. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo fined him $500 with fifty days in prison as the default... Read more of this article
Man Admits Stealing Eggs, Beer & Peanut Butter
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Oct 30], a 62-year-old man admitted trespassing in a Paget home and stealing Vienna sausages, beer, peanut butter, and eggs that had a value of approximately $59.00. Mr Winton Edwards pleaded guilty trespassing in a house in Paget on 10th and 14th September and stealing Vienna sausages, beer, peanut butter, and... Read more of this article
