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A St George’s man has been jailed for 30 days after he admitting he kicked a police officer trying to arrest him.
Prince Smith, 30, pleaded guilty in Magistrates’ Court to assaulting an officer causing actual bodily harm, violently resisting arrest, ...
DATE: Jun 04, 2012
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A 12-month sentence handed to a serial burglar was described as manifestly inadequate in a Supreme Court appeal.
Crown counsel Susan Mulligan cited 46-year-old Stanley Davis’ dozens of prior convictions for burglary as she argued why he should have b...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Canadian businessman has been fined in Magistrates’ Court after he admitted bringing around 14g of cannabis into Bermuda.
Dougal Munro, from Brampton, Ontario pleaded guilty to importing a controlled substance on May 27 on a WestJet flight from Tor...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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CATEGORY:
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sailor Janis Zegelis set eyes on his 38-foot yacht Arturs yesterday for the first time since he was arrested ten months ago.
Mr Zegelis, who is accused of importing $48 million of cocaine on the boat, went on a site visit with the jury hearing his tr...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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A teenage girl and four young men accused of an armed home invasion appeared at Supreme Court, where they denied the allegations.
Jasmin Smith, 19, Terrence Christopher, 21, Shayne James 18, and Tyrone Pedro, 21, are alleged to have used an imitation...
DATE: Jun 02, 2012
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A St David’s man charged in connection with a mass brawl at a Hamilton gas station admitted causing grievous bodily harm during the fight.
Umdae Woolridge and five other men were allegedly heard threatening Tulio Escolastica as they dragged him out o...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Sandys man has been remanded after admitting a string of offences from trespassing to escaping custody.
Troy Harris, 21, pleaded guilty to entering a Harrington Sound Road home as a trespasser and causing wilful damage to a window in the home on Ma...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A senior citizen who had a bit too much to drink admitted assaulting a police officer after he was arrested at the scene of an accident.
Harry Trott, 83, of Hamilton Parish, was not too far from home when his car collided with a motorcycle on North S...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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A Latvian sailor accused of importing $48 million of cocaine and a gun told police he had to come to Bermuda or face death at sea.
In a video-recorded interview after his arrest, Janis Zegelis, 29, said: “I was supposed to go straight from Trinidad a...
DATE: Jun 01, 2012
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A psychiatric patient who admitted punching a family member in the face has been released on two years probation.
Gerome Thomas, 36, broke Sean Thomas’ nose while the pair were drinking at a family gathering in Warwick on December 23 last year.
The c...
DATE: May 31, 2012
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
