Gun charge
A 65-year-old handyman began a four-week stint on remand at HMP Dodds this evening, after appearing in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on gun and drug charges. Desmond Tyrone Branker of School...
View ArticleVodka costs gardener $750
A gardener has one week to pay the court a $750 fine or he will spend six months behind bars at HMP Dodds. Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant imposed the sentence on Reuben Joseph John, 53, of 2nd...
View ArticleYoung man accused of endangering life
St Michael resident Lamar Alexandra Burnett has been accused of maliciously or recklessly engaging in conduct which placed Garvey Jaunai in danger of death or serious bodily harm. The 25-year-old...
View ArticleBovell on bail for assault
A 22-year-old man who admitted to assaulting another man has been put on $2,000 bail. Mario Kevin Bovell of Rock Hall, St Thomas pleaded guilty to assaulting Lenroy Scott on October 30, causing him...
View ArticleSibling rivalry
A St Michael woman charged with wounding her sister has been remanded into custody at HMP Dodds. Shenika Melinda St Pierre, 32, of Garden Land, Country Road is accused of unlawfully wounding Princess...
View ArticleWoman admits to having weed
A 23-year-old woman from St Michael recently pleaded guilty to possession of $170 worth of cannabis. According to police prosecutor Sergeant Neville Watson, Ashley Jamila Hewitt of Dukes Alley, Nelson...
View ArticleNHC supervisor walks from threat charge
A National Housing Corporation (NHC) supervisor who was accused of threatening a co-worker was allowed to walk free when he appeared in the No. 2 District ‘A’ Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Winston...
View ArticleCommunity service for drug offender
A 23-year-old man has three months to complete 80 hours of community service. Andre Ramon Blackman of Rock Hall, St Judes, St George pleaded guilty in the No. 2 District ‘A’ Court presided by...
View ArticleStrict conditions for first-time offender
A first-time offender Tuesday told a Bridgetown magistrate he was not guilty of three charges brought against him. D’Nairo Shaquille Greaves, 22, of Free Hill, Black Rock, St Michael is accused of...
View ArticlePayback time
A St Thomas vendor who pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud has been given one month to repay his victim. Carl Chesterfield McClean, 50, of Lion Castle, admitted to dishonestly obtaining from...
View ArticleWoman fined for cell phone theft
A St Michael woman has one month in which to pay the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court $500. If Michelle Rosita Gill, 36, of Vine Street, Nelson Street does not pay the fine imposed by Magistrate Kristie...
View ArticleBusinessman accused of theft
A businessman was released on $15, 000 bail after appearing in court on theft charges. Howard Wardrick Charles, 32, of Vauxhall, Christ Church, appeared before the No.1 District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court...
View ArticleCourt orders psychiatric report for Bowen drug-using thief
A 42-year-old man who is recorded as having no fixed place of abode will undergo an assessment at the Psychiatric Hospital during the next three weeks. Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant remanded...
View ArticleCase against Jamaicans dismissed
Two Jamaicans were recently handed over to immigration officials after the court dismissed a case against them. Shammare Tevin Cole, 19, and Omar David Smith, 34, who both resided in Suttle Street, St...
View ArticleSeven years
Madam Justice Jacqueline Cornelius has sentenced a St Philip woman to seven years in prison for fraud. However, having already spent 580 days on remand, Rosalind Patricia Alleyne of Collington Drive,...
View ArticleBourne slapped with hefty drug fine
After pleading guilty to four drug charges, Hallam DaCosta Bourne now has to dig deep to pay the District ‘B’ Magistrates’ Court a $5 000 fine. The 51-year-old of Montrose, Christ Church pleaded guilty...
View ArticleElderly man accused of assault
An 80-year-old was one of two men who appeared before the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court Thursday on separate charges of assault. John Joseph Peter Poulet, of Maresol Beach Apartments, Dover, Christ...
View ArticleiPad costs Brathwaite three months in jail
Andre Glenroy Brathwaite of Mangrove, St Philip was recently sentenced to three months behind bars at HMP Dodds on a theft charge. The 34-year-old pleaded guilty back in September to stealing an iPad...
View ArticleMan remanded for Coverley burglaries
Acting Chief Magistrate Christopher Birch today remanded a 22-year-old man who appeared before him charged in connection with burglaries committed in Coverley, Christ Church last month. Darian Romario...
View ArticleBack to Dodds!
Nineteen-year-old Jah Rastafari Jones was today remanded to HMP Dodds, less than 24 hours after being released on bail from the St Philip penal institution. Jones, who is recorded on the police charge...
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