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‘A good man’
“Today is going to be a hard day for all of us!” Those words were uttered by Magistrate Douglas Frederick yesterday as the staff of the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court came together for a moment of...
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Mom admits to abusing daughter
Even though the presiding magistrate counselled a mother and daughter at length today, the complainant insisted on pursuing a matter in which her mother was prosecuted for beating her yesterday....
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Woman robs elderly man
A St Philip woman was remanded to HMP Dodds yesterday after appearing in court on charges of robbing and causing serious bodily harm to an elderly man. Quanelle Laticha Best, 29, of Gemswick, will...
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Teens facing murder charges
Police have charged two more men with murder in connection with two separate incidents. Johann Layne, 19, of Tudor New Road, Grazettes, St Michael became the latest man to be charged with the October 2...
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Trio accused of possession of cannabis
Two men and a woman were remanded when they went before the District ‘C’ Magistrates’ Court on Friday on drug charges. They are Richel Shakera Johnson, 21 and Jamal Damar Stanford, a 27-year-old...
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Drug addict gets six months
A “big responsibility” which drug addict Winfield Theophilus Roach claimed he has to an Anglican Church, did not save him from going to prison earlier today. When Roach, of Chancery Lane, The City went...
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Prima facie case against former nurse
Jason Forde has a case to answer. After hearing evidence over the past few months from the police officer who arrested Forde, employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Attorney General’s...
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Bail denied
Once again an attorney’s bail application on behalf of Jamal Jarrel Thomas has been denied. However, Magistrate Douglas Frederick told the prosecutor that the court would “feel much more comfortable”...
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Stay away from minor, Alleyne told
A young man charged with three sexual offences was yesterday warned by a Bridgetown magistrate to manage himself and keep away from the 15-year-old complainant. Jamar Anderson Alleyne, of Farnums Land,...
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Springer wants case thrown out
Magistrate Douglas Frederick today refused to give accused George Stephenson Springer personal bail or to throw out his case. However, he assured Springer that if he could secure someone to stand as...
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Spooner must pay or else
On the final day of a matter involving accused Michael Eugene Kareem Spooner, he opted not to give an unsworn statement from the dock or a sworn one from the witness stand; instead Spooner exercised...
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Trio sent to Dodds
Three men accused of drug offences related to the discovery of 228.2 kilograms (502 pounds) of marijuana with a street value of $1.4 million, have been remanded to HMP Dodds. They are Winston Decourcey...
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Drugs growing in canefields
Police today discovered over 1,000 cannabis plants growing within several canefields in St George. In all, 1,164 cannabis plants were seized in the illegal drug eradication operations involving members...
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No bail, no dismissal for Springer
Magistrate Douglas Frederick today refused to give fraud accused, George Stephenson Springer, personal bail or to throw out his case. However, he assured Springer that if he could find someone to stand...
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Reprimand and discharge for Pile
In what he described as “a rare occasion,” High Court judge Olson Alleyne has reprimanded and discharged a man whom police found with two guns and ammunition at his home two years ago. Charles Wendell...
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Sealy sent to Dodds
Gregston Ricardo Orlando Sealy did not come up with the $5 000 fine which former acting Magistrate Elwood Watts imposed on him three months ago. Therefore, the alternative one year sentence kicked in...
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Toppin facing gun charge
A St Michael man was remanded when he went before the District ‘A’ Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday charged with having a gun and 24 rounds of ammunition on October 25. Peter Melvin Leroy Sinclair Toppin,...
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Coleman steals cell from boss
After denying possession of a cellular phone, Barry Sylvester Coleman handed it up after police were called to look into the matter. Coleman, a 33 year old labourer, lives at Mills Apartment,...
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Morgan gets final adjournment
By the next time Anthony Morgan’s case comes before the court and disclosure is not given to the prosecution, the case could very well be thrown out. Morgan, who resides at Durants Development, Lodge...
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Brothers in crime
Two brothers pleaded guilty when they went before Magistrate Douglas Frederick earlier this week. But while one, who was already given community service, was fined $750, payable in one month, a...
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