Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards yesterday cautioned Chavez Henley – a bartender who deals with tourists – to be particularly mindful of his temper. She did so while she fined Henley a total of $750 for losing his temper back in […]
Category: Court
Mother sentenced for damaging son’s phone
A mother has appeared before the Magistrate’s Court in the British Virgin Islands for damaging her son’s mobile phone. The court heard that the son (complainant) is 18 years old. After pleading guilty before Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste DaBreo this month, […]
No trouble for at least 2 years, Freeman ordered
Jazz Freeman was put on a two-year bond to keep the peace when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for sentencing. He was charged with possession of 4.7 grams of marijuana. Instead of imposing a fine or a custodial […]
53-year-old Clifton Scatliffe cries in court
A tearful Clifton Scatliffe was remanded in custody yesterday, pending sentencing for violating a court order that stipulated he should stay away from his sister. When he appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards, the 53-year-old offender pleaded guilty to breach […]
Estranged lovers injured in nasty fight
A 51-year-old man who claims he was only defending himself when he allegedly punched and choked his ex-lover is out on bail. Valentino Phillips was granted $20,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste DaBreo this month for common […]
Man threatens to chop motorist, court hears
Elmando Maimehon answered to a number of charges when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court this month, after he allegedly threatened to maim another man for parking in front his driveway. The accused pleaded not guilty to using threatening language, […]
Man tries to flee BVI after alleged sex with minor
Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste DaBreo has remanded a 46-year-old man who is accused of having sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of consent (16) at his home and at his workplace. The court was told on Friday that the […]
Frett to pay $750 for biting woman over sex
Trevor Frett, the man who was accused of biting his lover because she denied him sex, has been fined $750 in the Magistrate’s Court. He was fined on Friday after he pleading guilty to the offence. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste DaBreo […]
Man pleads guilty after drug bust; gets $50K bail
A man accused of drug-dealing was hauled before the Magistrate’s Court on Friday after police found $2,081 worth of marijuana at his residence last week. James Garraway is charged with possession of 281 grams of marijuana, and possession of a […]
Motorist faces several charges in Supa Cop hit
A Spanish-speaking man was hauled before the Magistrate’s Court this week on several traffic-related charges. Dominican Republic native Julio Adams has been charged with – among other things – fraudulently using a licence sticker. He pleaded not guilty to that […]