Muhammad Ahsan - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Wed, 01 Jul 2020 09:19:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Suspended cop’s cleared of using excessive force https://bahamascourtnews.com/suspended-cops-cleared-of-using-excessive-force/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=suspended-cops-cleared-of-using-excessive-force Wed, 01 Jul 2020 05:55:26 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2121 NASSAU-A police inspector accused of using excessive force now has the green light to return to work. Prosecutors dropped the charges against Inspector Christian Leary when he appeared before the Police Disciplinary Tribunal on Tuesday, his lawyer Bjorn Ferguson said. As a result, Inspector Leary’s suspension from duty came to an end. He will also […]

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]]> Fire destroys yacht at Valentines Resort https://bahamascourtnews.com/fire-destroys-yacht-at-valentines-resort/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fire-destroys-yacht-at-valentines-resort Sun, 28 Jun 2020 13:15:59 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2070 HARBOUR ISLAND-A family is safe after their yacht caught fire at the Valentines Resort and Marina in Harbour Island on Saturday. The fire completely destroyed the 66-foot Sunseeker with a reported value of $2.3 million. The yacht’s owner Alejandro Capo, of Miami, Florida, four relatives and a captain were onboard when the fire started. But […]

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]]> Man sentenced for breaking bail conditions https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-sentenced-for-breaking-bail-conditions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-sentenced-for-breaking-bail-conditions Sat, 27 Jun 2020 10:46:26 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2057 NASSAU-A magistrate on Friday sentenced gun suspect Dwight Rolle to three months in prison for breaking his bail conditions. Rolle faced a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment and a $50,000 fine. The 23-year-old from United Estates in San Salvador admitted the bail breach at his arraignment before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes. A Supreme […]

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]]> Man drops case against Omar Archer, charged with deceit https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-drops-case-against-omar-archer-charged-with-deceit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-drops-case-against-omar-archer-charged-with-deceit Wed, 24 Jun 2020 09:42:58 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1992 NASSAU-A man accused of making a false complaint to police against social commentator Omar Archer has been charged with deceit. Prosecutors allege that on May 30 Tino Robinson, 28, of Nassau Village, falsely claimed that Archer, 48, had pulled a gun on him and beaten him up. Robinson later returned to the station to amend […]

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]]> Repeat gun criminal jailed for three years https://bahamascourtnews.com/repeat-gun-criminal-jailed-for-three-years/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=repeat-gun-criminal-jailed-for-three-years Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:00:38 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1969 NASSAU-A 21-year-old convicted of having an illegal handgun for the second time has been jailed for three years. Police arrested David Pierre through Lily of the Valley Corner on June 19 after they caught him with a loaded Hi-Point 9mm pistol. Officers on mobile patrol saw when Pierre, also known as David Merace, dropped the […]

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]]> Estranged children win fight over their mother’s estate https://bahamascourtnews.com/estranged-children-win-fight-over-their-mothers-estate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=estranged-children-win-fight-over-their-mothers-estate Wed, 17 Jun 2020 10:32:53 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1859 NASSAU-The estranged children of a woman who died without a will have won a fight over her estate. Eltha Hall did not have a good relationship with her children when she died in 2017. However, she got along with her granddaughter. The granddaughter, Shaquille Sands, had lived with Ms. Hall in Little Blair since 2010 […]

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]]> Former fugitive remanded on double murder charge https://bahamascourtnews.com/former-fugitive-remanded-on-double-murder-charge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=former-fugitive-remanded-on-double-murder-charge Sun, 14 Jun 2020 18:01:52 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1829 FREEPORT-Police have charged a former fugitive with a double murder that took place in 2017. Kyas Alphonso Duncombe was featured on the country’s most-wanted list after a fatal shooting at Game Time Sports Lounge on February 1, 2017. Following his arrest last week, Duncombe appeared before the Magistrate Charlton Smith charged with the murders of […]

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]]> ‘I want justice’, cutlass attack victim tells court https://bahamascourtnews.com/i-want-justice-cutlass-attack-victim-tells-court/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=i-want-justice-cutlass-attack-victim-tells-court Sat, 13 Jun 2020 12:45:43 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1796 NASSAU-The victim of a cutlass attack has asked a magistrate to jail his attacker in addition to ordering compensation. Michael Thompson, 30, of Wilson Track, has pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to Wilfred Farrington. Thompson chopped Farrington across the face as he took a shortcut in the Wilson Track area with his girlfriend […]

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]]> Bahamians accused of illegal fishing https://bahamascourtnews.com/bahamians-accused-of-illegal-fishing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bahamians-accused-of-illegal-fishing Fri, 12 Jun 2020 10:39:05 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=1772 The Royal Bahamas Defence on Wednesday arrested 15 Bahamians for illegal fishing. Under the command of Senior Lieutenant Alexis Brown, the crew of the HMBS L.L. Smith, boarded and searched two Bahamian registered fishing vessels in the Ragged Island chain. The RBDF seized prohibited air compressors and fish. The RBDF brought the crew to the […]

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