Richardson denies drinking and driving

Bermynet.com owner Brenton Richardson appeared in Magistrates' Court last week and denied drinking and driving.

Richardson, 26, of Sandys, was charged with driving while under the influence and refusing a breathalyser. He pleaded not guilty to drinking and driving but guilty to refusing the breathalyser, However, his plea was changed to not guilty for refusing the breathalyser because Acting Magistrate Mark Pettingill believed the plea was equivocal. Mr. Pettingill told Richardson to seek legal counsel and return to court on April 6.

Close calls as drunk drivers in collisions

Two men appeared in Magistrates' Court last week for driving under the influence of alcohol. Cyril Dale Woods, of Bell Lane, Devonshire, plead guilty to drinking and driving on January 21. The 30-year-old flipped his car on St. John's Road at approximately 10.30 p.m. When Police arrived he said he was okay but in shock. He was fined a $1,000 and disqualified from driving all vehicles for one year.

Cameron Neil Mackay, of Riviera Crescent, Southampton, also pleaded guilty to drinking and driving. Police arrested Mackay on December 9 after they were called to Smith's because he had collided with a wall at approximately 9.30 p.m. He was taken to the hospital and treated for lacerations to his arm. The 35-year-old was also disqualified for a year and fined $1,000.

Women square off in public feud

Two women appeared in Magistrates' Court last week for getting into a verbal spat on a public road. Jasmin Tann, of Berwyn Hill, Paget, and Asunicion Subile, of Luke's Pond Road, Pembroke, were arrested on March 5 for fighting on Bermudiana Road. Police approached the women and asked them to stop fighting. When Police left the scene they noticed the women began to yell at each other again. Both women pleaded guilty and apologised for their actions.

Lawyer Edward King, who was acting as duty councillor, asked that the women be given absolute discharges because in order to be found guilty they had to be “causing terror to Her Majesty's people”.

Senior Magistrate Archibald Warner agreed. Both women left the courtroom with no convictions or fines.