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Court: 47-Year-Old Man Remanded In Custody
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [May 26], 47-year-old Mr Coltrane Ratteray was not required to enter a plea as the charges against were deemed to be indictable and therefore must be heard in the Supreme Court. Mr Ratteray was charged with trespassing on a private residence with the intent to steal in April, again on 14th May and another on 18th... Read more of this article
Court: 52-Year-Old Man Admits Stealing Tools
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [May 23], a 52-year-old man pleaded guilty to stealing tools from a store. Mr Raymond Robinson plead guilty to stealing a Black & Decker drill and some Craftsman tools from the Marketplace and Sears stores earlier this month. The drill was said to be valued at $73 and the tools at $53. According to the... Read more of this article
Court: Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison
A 41-year-old man appeared for sentencing in the Supreme Court today [May 17], where he was sentenced to 6 years in prison for possessing cannabis and cocaine with intent to supply, with the Court hearing the drugs had a value of over $100,000. Justice Charles-Etta Simmons sentenced Daymon Simmons of Beacon Hill Road, Sandys to six years in prison for... Read more of this article
Court: 25-Year-Old Fined After ‘Popping Wheelie’
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [May 17], a 25-year-old man was fined after admitting driving without due care and attention, with the Court hearing he ‘popped a wheelie’ and caused another vehicle to have to swerve to avoid him. Sergio Robinson pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention in Pembroke on 24th March... Read more of this article
Court Dismisses Devon Hewey & Jay Dill Appeal
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal against conviction lodged by two Devon Hewey and Jay Dill — who were convicted of the murder of Randy Robinson – saying that “when one considers the evidence as a whole there was in our judgment a compelling case against each appellant.” At around 8.30pm on March 31 2011, 22-year-old... Read more of this article
Court: Man Admits Assaulting A Police Officer
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [May 16], a 39-year-old man pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer and violently resisting arrest, with the Court hearing the incident occurred after the police stopped him for speeding. Mr Mark Wilson pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer and violently resisting arrest after police stopped... Read more of this article
Court: 21-Year-Old Denies Handling Stolen Belts
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [May 16], a 21-year-old man denied prowling and handling stolen goods, with the Court hearing the items in question were designer belts worth over $1,000. Mr Troy Henderson pleaded not guilty to handling stolen goods on 13th May 2016. The goods were designer belts worth $1,100. Mr Henderson also denied prowling... Read more of this article
Court: 58-Year-Old Denies Threatening Words
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [May 16], a 58-year-old man denied having a bladed article in his possession and threatening to “chop” another man. Mr John DaCosta denied that he used offensive words to another man in St Georges on 13th May 2016. Mr DaCosta denied that he told the man: “I’m going to chop you. I’ve been... Read more of this article
Court: Man Charged In Connection With Murder
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [May 10], Taj Browne was charged with assisting others in connection with the murder of Rickai Swan on October 23, 2015. As the charges must be heard in the Supreme Court, the 22-year-old defendant did not have to enter a plea. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo granted him $15,000 with a surety, and ordered he surrender... Read more of this article
Court: 29-Year-Old Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [May 9], a 29-year-old man admitted entering KFC with the intention of stealing, and also admitted a separate charge of stealing a woman’s handbag. Mr Tracyston Mallory pleaded guilty to entering Kentucky Fried Chicken store with the intent to steal, and also pleaded guilty to stealing a woman’s handbag... Read more of this article
Court: 42-Year-Old Woman Pleads Guilty To Theft
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [May 9], 42-year-old Kylah Stowe was remanded into custody after admitting to entering two houses, asking to use the bathroom, and then stealing from those houses. On 5th May 2016, she entered a Cobb’s Hill Road residence having claimed she wanted to use the bathroom and then stole jewelry. Police arrested... Read more of this article
Court: Man Disqualified & Fined After Collision
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [May 6], a 63-year-old taxi driver was disqualified from driving for two years and fined $1,500 for driving without due care on 23rd November 2015. Mr Terry Flood admitted driving without due care and attention which resulted in him striking a motorcyclist at the traffic lights at the junction of Church and Parliament... Read more of this article
