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Court: Man Admits Stealing Steak & Olive Oil
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [March 1], 72-year-old Oliver Caisey pleaded guilty to stealing olive oil and an Angus steak with a total value of $29.23 from Heron Bay Marketplace in February 2016. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo ordered a Social Inquiry Report, set sentencing for April, and set bail at $1,000. The Magistrate was told by the... Read more of this article
Court: Man Disqualified & Fined For Car Chase
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [March 1], a 50-year-old man was fined over $5,000 and disqualified from driving after pleading guilty to traffic offences stemming from a police chase last month. Prinston Robinson was fined a total of $5,250 after pleading guilty to five traffic offences stemming from a police car chase through the back... Read more of this article
Court: 25-Year-Old Man Charged With Murder
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Feb 26], Kenneth Leverock was charged with unlawfully killing Sergeant Dejion Stange-Simmons. As the charges can only be heard in the Supreme Court, the defendant was not required to enter a plea. The 25-year-old was remanded in custody by Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo. Sgt Stange-Simmons, 26, was found dead... Read more of this article
Court: Man Charged After High Speed Chase
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Feb 22], Vincent Richardson — who early yesterday morning led police on a high speed chase which ended in the Store Hill area — was remanded in custody after pleading guilty to charges including dangerous driving. The 34-year-old pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, willfully damaging traffic cones,... Read more of this article
Court: Two Men Charged With Multiple Counts
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Feb 22], two men — who the Crown Prosecutor said were believed to be Bulgarian nationals — faced multiple charges involving stealing, and attempting to steal money from three of Bermuda’s banks. Chavdev Bachev, 42 and Georgi Todorov, 41, were not required to enter pleas as their case will... Read more of this article
Court: Woman Denies Possession Of Pipe
In a very short Plea Court session this morning [Feb 18], Ms Lataunya Griffin denied that in September 2015, in the parish of St George, she possessed a pipe that was fitted for and intended for use with illegal substances. Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo set Ms Griffin’s trial for May and granted bail at $1,000. Related Stories Woman Charged With... Read more of this article
Court: 40-Year-Old Admits Cultivating Cannabis
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Feb 17], a 40-year-old man admitted cultivating cannabis plants. Mr Tio Smith pleaded guilty to five charges under the Misuse of Drugs Act. All the charges came out of a police raid on his Pembroke residence in August 2015. Smith admitted cultivating cannabis plants; possessing grinders and a digital scale... Read more of this article
Court: Teenager Denies Theft Charges
Appearing in Magistrates Court today [Feb 16], Kyari Flood, 17, pleaded not guilty to a charge that between 10 – 11 February 2016, he entered a dwelling house and stole items valued at $750; and to the alternate charge of handling stolen goods. The teenager also pleaded not guilty to a charge that he stole items including jewellery and cash to a total... Read more of this article
Court: 29-Year-Old Sentenced To Time Served
In Plea Court last month, Tracyston Mallory admitted robbing a business in the Washington Mall, prowling about a dwelling house, and having a screwdriver. He had failed to make bail and had therefore been in custody since January 2016. In Plea Court on Friday morning, the 29-year-old was sentenced to time served. However, before he was sentenced,... Read more of this article
Court: Woman Sentenced To Two Years In Prison
Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo sentenced Ms Trimiea Roland to twenty-four months in prison after she admitted burglarizing a St Georges residence and handling items stolen from that house. The Crown Prosecutor told the Magistrate that earlier this month, in the late morning, a neighbour had seen the 27-year-old going around the neighbourhood knocking on... Read more of this article
Court: Man Admits Stealing $9.49 Of Food
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Feb 11], a 54-year-old man admitted stealing $9.49 worth of food from a Marketplace, saying he took it because he was hungry. Mr Levi Pemberton pleaded guilty to stealing $9.49 worth of prepared food from Marketplace on 15th January 2016. Given the opportunity to speak for himself, Mr Pemberton told Magistrate... Read more of this article
Court: 47-Year-Old Man Admits Stealing Steak
Appearing in Magistrates Court this morning [Feb 10], 47-year-old Antoine Raynor plead guilty to stealing four packets of rib-eye steak worth $50 from Arnold’s Pembroke Market, on 9th February 2016. Raynor was remanded into custody until 26th February. The Crown Prosecutor told Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo that shop staff had seen Raynor enter the store.... Read more of this article
