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Guard charged with stealing from Transport Board
A Transport Board guard is facing six charges of stealing money from that statutory corporation. Daryl Randolph Griffith of River Bay, St. Lucy denied three of the charges when he went before the...
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Cop remanded again
Police Constable Everton Randolph Gittens remains on remand after his attorney once again requested a long adjournment. When Gittens reappeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court today for the...
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Albert’s surety withdraws
A man who stood as surety for an offender who pleaded guilty to two offences and was granted bail only weeks ago, sought permission from the court today to withdraw from this role. Permission was...
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Waldron jailed for stealing a bottle of rum
It was off to jail for a 56-year-old car washer today, after he failed to pay a $750 fine imposed on him by Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant. David McDonald Waldron of Gunsite Road, Brittons Hill, St...
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Wounding case dismissed
A young couple was advised today to ‘walk away’ before something worse happens between them. The advice came from Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant as she addressed the pair in the District ‘A’...
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Treatment working for abusers
Most of the clients currently in the Drug Treatment Court Programme are no longer using drugs. This was revealed this evening at a session at the Supreme Court, during which the status of each...
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Man pleads guilty to attacking friend
Man pleads guilty to attacking friend After getting into a fight with his good friend, Damien Ruehl Browne pleaded guilty today to assault. The Codrington Hill, St. Michael resident went before...
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Woman fined $800 for cell
After being charged with the offence of dishonestly assisting with the disposal of a stolen $800 cell phone four years ago, a St Michael woman was found guilty today. Sandy Nicole Williams of Upper...
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Former drug user stays clean
At the beginning of this year, a former drug user made a New Year’s resolution to stop smoking and has kept that vow to date. Appearing in the Drug Treatment Court this evening, attorney-at-law Leslie...
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Conductor gets community service
A minivan conductor who could not pay a $1 000 fine forthwith, was given 220 hours of community service instead. The fine was imposed on Derry Griffith of Waterloo Gardens, St. Michael by Magistrate...
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Costly damage
An unemployed St Michael man today admitted damaging his neighbour’s car and also using threatening words towards him on August 18 and 23 respectively. Paul Shurland Sandiford of 1st Avenue Gills Gap,...
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‘Bush tea’ not the cause of positive drug test
The ‘bush tea’ which an old lady gave him was not the reason why he tested positive for drug use earlier this month. That was the story which a participant in the Drug Treatment Court gave initially,...
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Big crowd
“I love you mum!” “I love you sweetie.” This exchange occurred today between one of the eight men accused of the Dwight Holder murder and his mother when they reappeared in the District ‘A’...
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Former ZR driver pleads guilty to 30 offences
If Kodi Jones had continued his occupation as a ZR driver he probably would have racked up more traffic violations, as well as some jail time. In fact, District ‘A’ Traffic Court Magistrate Graveney...
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Seven remanded
Seven young men who appeared today before Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant on a string of robbery charges, were all remanded in custody. The lone juvenile in the group, a 15-year-old student from...
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Coconut vendor charged with murder
A 27-year-old coconut vendor appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court yesterday, charged with murdering car washer Wade Bridgeman last Saturday. James Matthew Watson of St David’s, Christ Church...
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Baptiste off to Dodds
The man accused of taking the life of 60-year-old Melanise Eversley was remanded to HMP Dodds following his first court appearance yesterday. Trevor Linus Baptiste, 35, of Cutting Road, Haggatt Hall,...
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$21 theft charge
A 19-year-old man was a hair’s breadth from getting bail yesterday, until the court realized that he was already out on bail. He was subsequently remanded until October 13. Shaquille Duante Va-Dahl...
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Bail denied for Cenac
A 29-year-old unemployed man of no fixed place of abode was remanded to HMP Dodds yesterday when he appeared in the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on a robbery charge. Raymond Damien Cenac, who went...
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Miller gets four months
After confessing to stealing several items from the Fairchild Street branch of Jordan’s Supermarket, a repeat offender was sentenced to four months behind bars today. Troy Miller, 40, lives at B202...
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