It wasn’t me, says Jordan
Seph Nico Jordan, who is accused of endangering the life of a schoolgirl more than four years ago, today declared he was “not the person that commit this offence”. Jordan, who was 22 years old at the...
View ArticleBail for harassment and assault accused
Assault and harassment were among charges for which people were granted bail when they appeared in a Bridgetown Court today. In one case, 29-year-old Greg Omar Jackman of Lot 59 Casuarina Estate, St...
View ArticleBrothers get bail after month-long prison stay
Two teenagers who had been on remand at HMP Dodds on a robbery charge since last month were today granted their freedom. Robert Eliser Reid, 17, and his older brother Taquan Emmanuel Reid, 19, both of...
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Rasta parents out of system
The legal troubles of Rastafarian parents Charles Ijui Jah Lashley and his partner Kim Isartes Ibre Jackman are now over. High Court Justice Cecil McCarthy today discontinued an application brought by...
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No bail
A 26-year-old mother of two who allegedly helped a wanted man evade police is now facing time behind bars. Ashley Danica Anita Jones, of No. 17 Birch Path, Regent Hill, Pinelands, St Michael, was today...
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Merritt freed of gun charge
Pertrice Merritt was all smiles yesterday as he made his way out of the Supreme Court complex on White Park Road and into the afternoon sunshine, a free man. The 27-year-old resident of Parish Land,...
View ArticleGuilty as charged
Seph Nico Jordan has been found guilty of endangering the life of a schoolgirl. A nine-member jury handed down the verdict on the St Michael resident in the No. 2 Supreme Court Wednesday, four years...
View ArticleStolen phone costs robber almost $3,000
An unemployed 19-year-old who committed a daring daylight robbery while disembarking a route taxi must now compensate his victim. Christopher Seth Japeth Bynoe, of Fordes Road, Clapham, Christ Church,...
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Homeless man bonded for assault at market
A 42-year-old homeless man who is no stranger to the judicial system has been ordered to keep the peace and be of good behaviour for the next six months. If Terrence Sandor Bowen fails to adhere to the...
View ArticleFisherman confesses six years after drug catch
Madam Justice Jacqueline Cornelius has ordered a pre-sentencing report into the life of a fisherman who pleaded guilty to two drug charges Tuesday, six years after committing the crimes. Othneil...
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Fenty brothers behind bars for nine months
Two brothers were Wednesday sentenced to nine months in prison for breaking into a woman’s home. Magistrate Douglas Frederick jailed Jim Ron Fenty and his older brother Jason Nathaniel Fenty, who were...
View ArticleMan warned to stay away from R.L. Seale
A 49-year-old man has been warned to stay away from R.L Seale locations until the assault and trespassing cases against him are over. But that was just one of the orders Magistrate Kristie...
View ArticleTeen banned from Gold Cup
A St George teen has been barred from stepping foot on Cave Shepherd’s premises. That was just one on the orders Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant imposed on Jeremiah Jemaile Grannum of Woodland...
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Court rejects firearms plea
A veteran attorney today argued passionately – but unsuccessfully – for a firearm case against three young men to be dismissed, on the basis that the Crown could not prove its case. Akmal Terrill...
View ArticleCases dismissed
Bridgetown Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant today dismissed three separate cases for “want of prosecution”. Robert Jesse Forde of 8th Avenue New Orleans, St Michael walked out of the District ‘A’...
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St Philip man held on firearm charges
A 34-year-old St Philip man has been remanded to jail on firearm charges after appearing before Magistrate Christopher Birch in the District ‘C’ Court today. Junior Jules of Diamond Valley was arrested...
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Double trouble
Two police officers found themselves on the wrong side of the law Friday, appearing before a court to face separate allegations. In one case, a lawman is accused of rape; in the other, an officer is...
View ArticleCarpenter accused of stealing thousands
A carpenter was released on $30,000 bail recently after making his first appearance before the Chief Magistrate Christopher Birch on theft charges. Sylfred Augustus Leacock of 1st Avenue Gooding Road,...
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PSV operator accused of serious indecency
A PSV operator appeared before a Bridgetown Court Friday accused of committing an act of serious indecency against a female. Ivor Kevyn Payne, of #81 Crystal Heights, St James, is charged with...
View ArticleNo backup
An accused woman who was forced to appear in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court Monday is now on remand at HMP Dodds. Kathy-Ann Browne of Phillips Road, St Stephens Hill, St Michael is charged along...
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