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Teenage gun victim Jahrockia Smith-Hassell admitted drinking liquor and smoking cannabis in the hours leading up to his shooting but denied being drunk by the time the gunman appeared.
The 17-year-old claims he was sober enough to identify Royunde St...
DATE: Nov 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Devonshire resident who threatened a police officer with a pitch fork was fined $1,000 yesterday.
Mustafa Abdul Hadee warned the officer he would push the tool into his stomach after being told to put out a fire in his garden in Hermitage Road, Cro...
DATE: Nov 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
A teenager described running for cover as he was shot, telling Supreme Court it wasn’t the first time someone had tried to kill him.
Jahrockia Smith-Hassell said he looked over his shoulder and recognised his would-be shooter as he passed him.
“I saw...
DATE: Nov 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A man accused of masterminding a double shooting faced allegations from a prosecutor that he was trying to lie his way out of trouble.
According to Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Cindy Clarke, Parkside associate Jahmel Blakeney arranged the a...
DATE: Nov 17, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A man who fled to America amid allegations that he masterminded a double shooting said he left because he feared for his safety.
Jahmel Blakeney, who is now back in Bermuda and on trial at Supreme Court, told the jury: “I didn’t mastermind anything. ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A lone gunman intended to kill when he shot a 16-year-old three times outside his home, it was said yesterday in Supreme Court.
Jahrockia Smith-Hassell had known his alleged assailant, Royunde Stevens Cyrus, long before the March 25 shooting, the co...
DATE: Nov 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A drunk driver told police who stopped him after he crashed into a hedge: “Arrest me, arrest me. I was trying to get some p*ssy.”
Brian Gibbons, 37, went on to swing at a female police officer and had to be sprayed with incapacitant spray twice befor...
DATE: Nov 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A convicted con man who swindled two guest houses out of more than $9,000 escaped a prison term, but must pay half his weekly salary back to his victims.
Dana Martin, 53, pleaded guilty on Monday to two counts of fraud after staying for weeks on end ...
DATE: Nov 16, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A 55-year-old golf course manager was assaulted after he tried to stop motocross cyclists from riding on the grounds.
The incident happened at a South Road, Paget golf course, around 2.50pm on Sunday.
A police spokesman said: “After confronting one o...
DATE: Nov 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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A drunken brawl with officers in the Hamilton Police Station cost an American contract worker $3,000 in fines yesterday.
Matthew Marshall, 25, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault and one count of driving while impaired.
The court heard that offic...
DATE: Nov 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
