Three men were arraigned in Magistrate Court Thursday in connection of two separate murders. Omar Thompson, 23, of Gibbs Corner, Kelvin Deveaux, 22, of Wilson Tract, and Delando Fawkes, 22, of Marathon, appeared before Magistrate Subusola Swain and were charged with the murder of Ernest Davis. According to police, shortly before 5:00 a.m. back on […]
Two men and one juvenile male appeared before judge Samuel McKinney in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday, charged with the murder of Roland Williams. Reno Solomon, 18 of #17 Acklins Street; Katraz Coakley, 19 of Yellow Elder Gardens; and a 17-year-old of First Street, The Grove were all charged with Williams’ murder. According to reports, shortly after midnight on the […]
At a special sitting of Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 46 Dominicans changed their pleas from “not guilty” to “guilty” on charges related to illegal fishing in Bahamian waters. The Dominican nationals were previously charged before the courts July 12, after they were apprehended for poaching in the southern Bahamas. At that time, they pleaded not guilty to numerous charges totaling over […]
One guilty plea, as two inmates caught up in escape plot Two male inmates alleged to have hatched a plot to escape from the Bahamas Department of Corrections (BDOC) recently, were arraigned in Magistrate Court Thursday in connection with a failed escape attempt this week. Mario Taylor, 36, and Fred Lifaite, 45, stood before Magistrate […]
Two men were arraigned before Magistrate Court on Grand Bahama on Tuesday for conspiracy to commit robbery and other related matters in connection with the daylight robbery of John Bull in Grand Bahama on July 23.. Corradon Cockburn, 30, of #7 Mangrove Avenue, New Providence and Deigo Carey, 23, of #33 Soldier Road, New Providence, […]
A single mother of one blasted the court system Friday as she claimed it is the reason behind delayed child support cheques. The woman, who wished to be called only by her first name Selena said, she is tired of the poor service and the “up and down” she goes through in order to collect […]
Two men including a former Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) officer were charged in Magistrate Court on Friday in connection with possession of dangerous drugs with the intent to supply. Mario Newbold, 29, of Elizabeth Estates, appeared before Magistrate Subusola Swain on one count of dangerous drugs with the intent to supply and one count […]
Three men were charged in court Tuesday in connection with the July 19 armed robbery of the Ministry of Education’s Learning Resources Unit on Mackey Street. Tyrell Higgs, 25; Tamiko Turner, 36 and Randolph Bain, 35, all appeared before Magistrate Soubusola Swain. Prosecutors allege that shortly after 2:00 a.m. on the date in question, the […]
A man accused of murder was acquitted Wednesday. The acquittal made Anton Wright, 37, a free man, after a jury cleared him of murder. Wright was accused of fatally stabbing 22-year-old Theron Armbrister, after prosecutors alleged they got into a fight at a party in the Kemp Road area 10 years ago. Jurors found him […]
Karen Moss, 27, was convicted Thursday of plotting to murder a witness. According to court documents, Moss between April 30 and May 1 of 2016, conspired to kill O’Neill Marshall, who was in the witness protection programme. Police discovered Marshall’s bullet-riddled body in a vehicle while patrolling the parking lot of the old City Market […]
Monquella Dean, 18 and Anthonio Thompson, 18, and a male juvenile have been charged with the shooting death of Sean Augustine and the attempted murder of Jason Campbell. According to police reports, on July 13, Campbell witnessed the trio Chasing Augustine on Baillou Hill road shortly after 2:00 a.m. Both victims were shot and Augustine […]
Another male was charged Wednesday in connection with the murder of Shanindore Neely on Homestead Street. Keith Allen, 21, appeared before magistrate Soubusola Swain. Prosecutors allege that Neely was standing on homestead street, when a Ford vehicle pulled up next to him, opened fire and sped off. Allen along with Walter Johnson, who was charged on […]
