Both the prosecution and defence have closed their initial trial arguments in relation to the gun case involving well-known social media personality Ramoamasagana ‘Masa’ Pemberton. Pemberton is charged with unlawful possession of firearm and ammunition. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste DaBreo is […]
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Steer clear of marijuana: dialysis patient fined $4K
George Bradshaw, a dialysis patient who was found with 43 grams of marijuana, was spared direct imprisonment when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court for sentencing. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo slapped the offender with a $4,000 fine, which is to be […]
Browne sentenced for stealing employer’s coins
Robert Browne, who reportedly stole coins amounting to thousands of dollars from his employer, was fined $2,000 in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo ordered him to pay the fine by August 21 or serve four months in prison. […]
Boss gets 5 stitches after dispute with worker
A garbage truck worker accused of stoning his boss while on the job has been brought before the Magistrate Court to answer to the offence. Long Bush Resident Kyle Gumbs pleaded not guilty to throwing missiles and common assault when […]
Teen sentenced for dissing police in Sea Cows Bay
Juwan Richardson has been fined in the Magistrate’s Court for resisting arrest and threatening police. The 19-year-old was fined after he pleaded guilty to the offences when he appeared before Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo. He reportedly threatened to ‘f**** up’ a […]
Man sentenced to 6 months for cutlass attack
Treh Williams has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and another six months imprisonment for being armed with an offensive weapon. Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards ordered that both sentences run concurrently (at the same […]
Pregnant woman fined; steals co-worker’s phone
A pregnant woman who stole her co-worker’s $1,000 cellular phone four days after he purchased it has been fined $3,000 for theft. Nineteen-year-old Khalisha Stoutt will serve six months in prison if she does not pay the fine by August […]
BVI men get bail amid fight to block extradition
A magistrate in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has offered bail to two men who the United States is seeking to extradite in relation to alleged drug running. They are Earl ‘Bob’ Hodge and former Customs officer Robert ‘Tico’ Harrigan. […]
Expat cop picking on me, Gumbs tells court
Carlos Gumbs who is facing a burglary charge has accused an expat cop of picking on him only because of his criminal history. Gumbs claimed that he is hurt that he was being victimized by the officer, especially considering that […]
Woman to pay $6,500 for beating cop, handyman
Melicia Bodkin, who was convicted for seriously assaulting a police officer and a handyman during separate unprovoked attacks, was slapped with a $6,500 penalty in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The 28-year-old is convicted of two counts of assault occasioning actual […]
