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Court: Man Denies Threatening A Police Officer
[Written by Don Burgess] A man pleaded not guilty to threatening to kill a police officer and two other charges. William Carlos Astwood, 53, was charged with contravening a Domestic Violence Protection Order on October 12, 2018, by entering a Keith Hall Road residence. He was also charged with using offensive words towards a police officer at the junction... Read more of this article
Court: Phone Linked To Teen Murder Suspect
A phone left in a taxi on the night that 17-year-old Bermudian Lyrico Steede was fatally attacked in England has been linked one of the teenagers accused of his murder. This is according to a report by the Nottinghamshire Post, which said, “A lost phone was linked to a teenage murder suspect with odds of 1,000 million to one, a jury heard. “DNA... Read more of this article
Court: Four Teen Defendants Traveled Together
Four teenagers accused of the murder of 17-year-old Bermudian Lyrico Steede travelled by taxi to the area where he was attacked, according to the latest report from the Nottingham Post. The story said, “Four teenagers accused of the murder of Lyrico Steede travelled by taxi to the area where he was knifed – but did not have the fare upfront. “His... Read more of this article
Court: Defendants Urged To Mind Their Manners
[Written by Don Burgess] Defendants had to mind their manners in plea court as several were reprimanded by Senior Magistrate Juan Wolffe. When one defendant didn’t mind his manners in trying to work out how to pay his $340 fine, Mr Wolffe reminded him about proper protocol. The exchange went like this: “Can I have some time?” “Sorry?” “Can... Read more of this article
Court: Man Denies Stealing $200 Worth Of Meat
[Written by Don Burgess] A man pleaded not guilty to stealing more than $200 worth of meat two years, with some discussion around his appearance in Court, with George Wilson saying he never got a notice to appear in court in May, 2016. However in court today, Mr Wilson denied stealing $205.69 in meat from a local grocery store. His next court appearance... Read more of this article
Court: Man With Twenty Year Old Warrant
[Written by Don Burgess] 20 years after a warrant was issued for his arrest, a man appeared in court this week. The man, who is in his 60s, was initially charged with a speeding offence. He told the court, “I was taken by surprise by this [his arrest]. Last night as I was sitting in my cell it came back to me.” The man told Senior Magistrate... Read more of this article
Court: Witness Describes Seeing People Running
A woman out walking saw people running and one of them fall over the night Bermudian teenager Lyrico Steede was fatally stabbed in Bulwell, England, a jury has heard. Five teenagers are charged in connection with the murder, and the trial is taking place in the Nottingham Crown Court, and according to the latest report from the Nottingham Post, “A... Read more of this article
Court: Jury Hears Murder Victim’s Last Words
The last words of Bermudian teenager Lyrico Steede were played at the trial of five teenagers accused of his murder, with the trial taking place at the Nottingham Crown Court in England. This is according to a report by the Nottinghamshire Post, which said, “They were recorded on the camera fitted to the uniform of a police officer trying to... Read more of this article
Court: Woman Testifies In Murder Trial In UK
A woman told a jury about the night she found Lyrico Steede on her doorstep having been critically wounded, as the murder trial continues in England, with five teenagers accused of taking part in the murder of the 17-year-old Bermudian. 19-year-old Kasharn Campbell, 18-year-old Remmell Miller-Campbell and two 17-year-old boys and 16-year-old girl,... Read more of this article
Murder Trial In UK: Jurors Watch CCTV Footage
The trial of five teenagers charged in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Bermudian Lyrico Steede continues in England with jurors watching CCTV footage, according to the latest report from the Nottinghamshire Post. 19-year-old Kasharn Campbell, 18-year-old Remmell Miller-Campbell and two 17-year-old boys and 16-year-old girl, who the British... Read more of this article
Court: Murder Trial Gets Underway In England
The trial of five teenagers charged in connection with the murder of 17-year-old Bermudian Lyrico Steede is underway in the Nottingham Crown Court in England. 19-year-old Kasharn Campbell, 18-year-old Remmell Miller-Campbell and two 17-year-old boys and 16-year-old girl, who the British media cannot name for legal reasons, are accused of taking part... Read more of this article
Court: Czech Republic National Back In Court
[Written by Don Burgess] A lawyer for a man accused of being involved with Bermuda’s “biggest heroin seizure” asked the court for a trial date, noting that he has been in custody for over a year since his arrest. In September 2017, Josef Vleck, from the Czech Republic, is alleged to have been caught with nearly three kilograms of... Read more of this article
Court: 37-Year-Old Man Denies Importing Heroin
[Written by Don Burgess] A 37-year-old Jamaican man denied two drug charges and an obstruction charge during the Supreme Court Arraignments Session. Omar Davy whispered barely audible not guilty pleas to the charges of importation of heroin in July 2018, and possession of heroin with intent to supply, also on the same date. He also pleaded not guilty... Read more of this article
Court: 53-Year-Old Man Denies Rape Charge
[Written by Don Burgess] A 53-year-old man pleaded not guilty to a rape in 1988. The man, who cannot be named at this stage for legal reasons, allegedly committed the offence sometime between the dates of September 1988 and October 1988. His trial is scheduled to start in February 2019. His bail conditions remain the same from an earlier court appearance... Read more of this article
Travone Saltus Sentenced To Life For Murder
Appearing in Supreme Court this afternoon [Oct 1], Travone Saltus was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of the murder of Lorenzo Stovell. Saltus was also sentenced to 10 years in prison for using a firearm to commit the offence, with that sentence to run consecutively. Puisne Judge Charles Etta-Simmons ordered Saltus to serve a minimum... Read more of this article
Court: Woman Charged Following Fatal Collision
A 30-year-old woman was charged in Magistrates’ Court with causing the death of a man by dangerous driving. Kelly-Ann Damasio was charged with causing the death of Rakai Augustus, who died following a car crash in St George’s in October of last year. He was a passenger in the car at the time it crashed. ZBM reported that Ms Damasio was not required... Read more of this article
