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Men Charged: North Shore Shooting
Two men appeared in Magistrates’ Court today [Oct.13] charged in connection with the shooting outside Gravity Nightclub in Devonshire at 3:15 am this past Saturday [Oct.8] 22-year-old Pelealkhai Williams and 28-year-old Jonathan Dill were charged with conspiring with others to kill Rodney Grimes, 24. The pair did not enter pleas, as the matter can... Read more of this article
Andre Curtis Cleared Of All Charges
[Updated] A Supreme Court jury today [Oct.12] returned a not guilty verdict against Andre Curtis for theft of more than $130,000 in Government funds earmarked for the ill-fated Faith Based Tourism [FBT] initiative. Mr Curtis – who was visibly happy after the verdict – was hired in April 2007 to launch an initiative designed to bring tourists... Read more of this article
Two Americans Charged In Drug Case
In Magistrates’ Court this morning [Oct.11], two American women, Alloah Joan Releford, 23, and Latoya Nicole Powell, 28, were charged with conspiracy to import drugs. The two women had arrived in Bermuda as passengers on a cruise ship, and have been remanded in custody. The allegation was that between a date unknown and 8th October 2011, the two... Read more of this article
17-Yr-Old Faces Drug Charges
In Plea Court this morning, a seventeen year-old male pleaded not guilty to three charges involving illegal drugs. The first charge alleged that on 19th May 2011, at the Bus Terminal in Hamilton, he was in possession of a quantity of cannabis that was intended for supply. The second was that on the same day, but this time at “Allspice Gardens”... Read more of this article
Cruise Passenger Fined $2k For Cannabis
62-year-old retired physician and American visitor, Charles Emile Reisen, of New Jersey pleaded guilty this morning [Oct.6] to possessing 8 grams of cannabis on 5th October 2011. The DPP Prosecutor told Magistrate Juan Wolffe that on Wednesday morning, Bermuda Customs visited the cruise ship Norwegian Gem. The attention of their canine unit was drawn... Read more of this article
Man Appears In Court On 2004/2006 Charges
The long arm of the law reached back seven years yesterday morning to pick up 44-year-old George’s resident Roger Spencer. Mr Spencer was arrested, held in Police custody, and brought to Plea Court to face charges involving a $500 unpaid balance on a fine that resulted from a traffic offence in 2004. Mr Spencer then faced two more old charges.... Read more of this article
Man Denies Shooting 16-Yr-Old
Royunde Stevens Cyrus pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted murder and of using a firearm to commit an indictable offence during this morning’s [Oct.3] Supreme Court monthly arraignment session. Mr Stevens, 24, was charged in connection with the shooting of a 16 year old male which occurred at approximately 11:30pm on March 25th, 2011 on... Read more of this article
Roberts Denies Drug/Ammo Charges
During the Supreme Court monthly arraignment session this morning [Oct.3] 46-year-old Victor Allan Roberts pleaded not guilty to all four counts of conspiring with others to import Diamorphine, Cocaine, Cannabis, and Cannabis resin. He also pleaded not guilty to two counts of importing a total of 200 rounds of ammunition. Mr Roberts is in custody... Read more of this article
51-Yr-Old Woman Charged With Assault
51-year old Ms Valita Ann Harford of Mission Lane Pembroke pleaded not guilty yesterday morning [Sept.30] to a charge that she unlawfully assaulted another woman on Wednesday 28th September 2011. Ms Harford elected to have the matter tried in Magistrates.Court. Senior Magistrate Archie Warner set a trial date for 6th December 2011 and okayed Ms Harford’s... Read more of this article
Ian Kawaley To Replace Richard Ground
Ian Kawaley will be the next Chief Justice of Bermuda, replacing Richard Ground who will be retiring in March 2012. Governor Sir Richard Gozney said, “As has long been publicly known, the Hon Chief Justice, Richard Ground, will be retiring on 31 March 2012.” “I would like to pay a very warm tribute to the Chief Justice’s work over... Read more of this article
Man Charged In $3 Million Drug Case
Facing charges said to involve a total of over $3 million worth of illegal drugs, 39-year-old Kenneth Jamal Zuill of Happy Valley Road, Devonshire, was released this morning [Sept.28] on $50,000 bail with two like sureties. Mr Zuill faced three charges, all drug-related, one of which was indictable which means that it can only be dealt with in Supreme... Read more of this article
46-Yr-Old Man Pleads Not Guilty
A 46-year-old guest worker in Bermuda pleaded not guilty in Court this morning [Sept.27] to a charge of unlawfully wounding another person on 12th June this year. The charge was laid against Armindo DaPonte who is employed by Ricardo Arruda of Arruda Construction. Mr Arruda also acted as Mr DaPonte’s interpreter. After assuring himself that Mr... Read more of this article
