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2 accused in Crown land sale scheme

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2 accused in Crown land sale scheme

NASSAU- A man and a woman are accused of conning people into giving them money for land they didn’t own.

Hertha Jenkins, of Monastery Park, and Dawson Bullard, of Garden Hills, allegedly duped 17 people into giving them $61,500 for Crown Land applications.

Then, they allegedly told the potential applicants that their applications were approved.

Based on this, some people started building on the lots at Carmichael Village.

Jenkins and Bullard pleaded not guilty to the fraud related charges at their arraignment before Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain on Monday.

She set an April 13 trial date and granted them $10,000 each.

Ian Cargill and Bjorn Ferguson represent the accused.

Man awarded $90,000 in damages for 9 days in jail

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Man awarded $90,000 in damages for 9 days in jail

FREEPORT- A man who sued the government for his unlawful detention at the prison has been awarded $90,000 in damages.

Daleon Brown was granted $9,000 bail on a charge of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life on March 7, 2019.

Although his guarantors posted his bail on March 11, authorities did not release him from prison.

Brown’s lawsuit alleged that administrative officers at the Supreme Court were indifferent when his sureties complained that he was still in custody on March 12.

He was released on March 20, one day after his lawyer Simeon Brown informed the deputy registrar of his false imprisonment.

The government’s lawyers conceded liability in the case.

Acting Assistant Registrar Dawson Malone assessed damages of $90,000 for the extra nine days he had spent in prison.

The parties agreed on an award of $60,000 for Brown’s legal costs.

Two charged with murder in road rage stabbing

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Two charged with murder in road rage stabbing

NASSAU- Two young men are behind bars after prosecutors say they dragged a motorist from his car and fatally stabbed him after a traffic accident.

Jonathan Griffin, 21, was driving with a 16-year-old Haitian national when they got into an accident with Andrew Sturrup on February 2 at Fifth Street and Palm Tree Avenue.

The men allegedly attacked Sturrup, killing him in the street.

The suspects fled for their lives and abandoned their car after onlookers came to Sturrup’s defence.

They surrendered to police on February 3 and confessed.

The accused were not required to enter a plea to the murder charge when they appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes today.

They were denied bail and return to court on March 24.

Ian Cargill represented the juvenile; Griffin did not have a lawyer.

Man dead in overnight stabbing

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Man dead in overnight stabbing

NASSAU- Police are investigating after a man died following an overnight stabbing in Coconut Grove.

Authorities said the incident happened around 9pm Sunday at the intersection of Second Street and Palm Tree Avenue

The victim was taken to hospital by private car. He died in hospital.

Murder accused wins $50,000 payout

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Murder accused wins $50,000 payout

FREEPORT- A man accused of murder, who remained in custody for six days after his bail was signed, has been awarded $50,000 in damages.

Anthony Dames, 21, sued for unlawful detention in breach of his constitutional rights.

The government’s lawyers admitted liability, conceding there was “no good reason” for Dames’ continued incarceration after his bail had been signed.

Acting Assistant Registrar Dawson Malone assessed the damages.

Dames was charged with murder in the May 29, 2017 stabbing death of Rudolph Livingston at Eight Mile Rock.

On March 14, 2019, a judge granted him $9,000 bail with two sureties and ordered him fitted with an electronic monitoring device.

Dames’ bail was signed the following day. Despite this, the court sent Dames back to prison. Dames remained there until March 21 when he was fitted with an ankle bracelet.

The government has agreed to pay $60,000 for Dames’ legal costs.

Simeon Brown represented Dames. Eurika Wilkinson-Coccia, Anishka Missick, John Trevor Kemp represented the government.

Man acquitted of rape of runaway teen

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Man acquitted of rape of runaway teen

NASSAU-A jury on Friday acquitted a man who prosecutors said sexually assaulted a runaway teen.

Tavarous Munroe, 27, of Old Cedar Street, Yellow Elder, was accused of unlawful sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl, who could not legally consent.

The jury heard how Munroe and the teen allegedly had sex at his home in September 2019.

The girl, now 16, told the court that she met Munroe on Facebook.

She said they met in person a short time later and had sex at his home. Although the girl willingly participated, prosecutors said Munroe broke the law because the girl was under the age of 16.

The girl testified that she and Munroe kissed, before she undressed herself and they had sex.

Police arrested Munroe on the charge after the girl ran away for three days in January 2020.

When she returned home, she told police about her alleged sexual encounter with Munroe in 2019.

Munroe denied the accusation when questioned by police and during a confrontation with the girl.

In her testimony, she alleged that he ran away because her male cousin, with whom she lived, was physically abusive.

The cousin, who also testified, said the teen had falsely accused him “because she wanted her own way.”

Munroe did not take the witness stand and relied on his denials during the police investigation.

Presiding Justice Renae McKay told the jury that Munroe did not have to prove his innocence and had a right to remain silent.

The jury did not see any of the alleged Facebook and WhatsApp messages between the defendant and his accuser.

The teen claimed her WhatsApp messages were lost when her phone crashed. She said she couldn’t recall her Facebook password.

When cross-examined by defence attorney Miranda Adderley, the girl said that she was still on Facebook.

She claimed, however, that she had signed up for a new account.

Cassie Bethell and Denard Brown prosecuted.

Teen confesses to road rage murder

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Teen confesses to road rage murder

NASSAU- A 16-year-old Haitian teenager has confessed to stabbing a senior citizen to death in a road rage incident.

The stabbing followed a minor collision at Fifth Street and Palm Tree Avenue around 6pm on Tuesday.

No one was injured when Andrew Sturrup hit the Nissan Note that the teen was a passenger in.

But the enraged driver of the Note pulled Sturrup from his Toyota Camry, demanding that he repair his vehicle.

The driver, 21, started to punch Sturrup.

In his confession, the teenager said he stabbed Sturrup, who was in his 60s, because he was beating up his friend.

Passers-by came to Sturrup’s rescue by beating up his attackers. They escaped on foot, leaving their car behind.

But the intervention came too late as Sturrup had already received life-ending injuries.

The 21-year-old and teenager surrendered to police on Wednesday with their lawyer.

The driver of the Note claimed that he pulled Sturrup from his vehicle to prevent him from leaving the scene of the crash.

He claimed that he did not know that his passenger was armed.

Both suspects admitted that they had been drinking prior to the incident.

They are due to appear in court on Monday.

Man jailed for sending ex-girlfriend’s nudes to her boss

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Man jailed for sending ex-girlfriend’s nudes to her boss

NASSAU- A vindictive man has been jailed for sending his ex-girlfriend’s nudes to her supervisors.

Devon Perpall, 21, sent the intimate images to the woman’s manager and supervisor in December 2020.

Perpall, of Wulff Road, pleaded guilty to intentional libel, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of two years.

He was jailed for nine months for his cruel act of revenge porn.

The court heard that Perpall sent the images after the woman didn’t let him see their son during the Christmas holidays.

Perpall took screenshots of the woman during a naked video call.

After the woman reported the incident to police, investigators found the leaked photos stored on Perpall’s phone. He also had the numbers of the woman’s supervisors in his contact list.

Per-pall told the magistrate that the woman had made a phone call that caused the mother of his six-month-old son to lose her job.

Road rage murder suspects in custody

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Road rage murder suspects in custody

NASSAU- Two suspects in Tuesday’s road rage murder surrendered to police today, Bahamas Court News can confirm.

The men, ages 21 and 16, ran for their lives and left their vehicle behind after residents of the Coconut Grove community broke up the Nissan Note that they were travelling in.

According to police, a man was stabbed to death during a fight after a collision between a Nissan Note and Toyota Camry.

The incident happened after 6pm at the intersection of Palm Tree Avenue and Fifth Street.

The deceased lived in an apartment on Palm Tree Avenue.

Residents of the area reportedly threw rocks and bottles at the suspects’ Note, causing them to run for their lives.

The abandoned car had its windows shattered.

Two arrested after cops find gun, ganja

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Two arrested after cops find gun, ganja

NASSAU -Police arrested two people after they found 14 pounds of marijuana and a .38 pistol.

The officers found the contraband when they executed a search warrant on a home in Coopers Town, Abaco on Tuesday.

They arrested a man and a woman as a result of the discovery.

Additionally, a team of officers seized a .45 pistol with 9 rounds of ammunition when they searched a wooden building in the Farm shantytown in Treasure Cay.

Police, however, did not make any arrests.

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