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Court seizes $8000, fines man caught with cocaine

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Court seizes $8000, fines man caught with cocaine

NASSAU- An Eleuthera drug dealer caught with 5 ½ ounces of cocaine has paid a $5,000 fine to avoid spending one year in prison.

Martin Percentie, 43, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply after police found the drugs separated in multiple packages in his home on November 17.

The court also seized $8,347.20 found in Percentie’s home.

The cocaine could have fetched $1,254 on the streets.

In sentencing, Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt said, “I hope it will serve to send a clear message that embarking in a criminal enterprise does not pay. If that’s your lifestyle, I suggest you cease and desist.”

Percentie’s lawyer Ian Cargill said that the fisherman was remorseful for what he’d done. According to Cargill, Percentie had a tumor on his chest and that surgery had been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The magistrate said, “Anyone with a condition will go on a straight path rather than pursue a criminal enterprise. This is not acceptable.”

Two shot, one dies on way to hospital

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Two shot, one dies on way to hospital

NASSAU- A man who was wounded in a double shooting at Commonwealth Boulevard in Elizabeth Estates died on the way to hospital Tuesday night, police said.

Two gunmen ambushed the men in front of a home around 7pm before they fled in a Nissan Note.

Witnesses to the shooting rushed the injured men to hospital in a private car.

An ambulance intercepted the car at the juncture of the Eastern Road and Johnson Road. One of the men died while receiving medical care.

Police did not say the condition of the second shooting victim.

Investigators are seeking the suspects.

Anyone with information that could solve this crime should contact the Criminal Investigation Department at 502-991 or their confidential hotline at 328-TIPS.

Corrections officer arrested trying to smuggle drugs into prison

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Corrections officer arrested trying to smuggle drugs into prison

NASSAU- A corrections officer was arrested while trying to smuggle drugs into the Bahamas Department of Corrections.

The drugs didn’t make it inside. The officer, who works in Maximum Security, had arrived for his shift when he was searched and the marijuana discovered.

Officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit were called. They arrested the officer and executed a search warrant on his home where they found more marijuana.

The officer will be charged in court on Wednesday.

He is the sixth corrections officer arrested this year.

Police investigate suicide bid at Palm Cay

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Police investigate suicide bid at Palm Cay

NASSAU- A woman was hospitalised Saunday after attempting suicide by overdose.

Officers responded to a call at a home in Palm Cay around 6pm. When the officers arrived, they were directed to a bedroom where they met the woman in “an inebriated state.”

A suicide note and an empty bottle of medication were nearby.

Social media star Jeremy remanded to prison

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Social media star Jeremy remanded to prison

NASSAU-Social media personality Jeremy Archer was remanded to prison after he was accused of property damage.

Prosecutors allege that the 37-year-old threw a rock that broke a window at the Auditor General’s Department on October 27.

Archer requested a trial before a judge and jury when he appeared before Magistrate Ambrose Armbrister on Friday.

The magistrate will commence a preliminary inquiry on March 9 to determine if there is sufficient evidence for him to stand trial.

Archer, who was released from prison last month on a vagrancy charge, will have to apply to the Supreme Court for bail.

Beach party host fined $500

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Beach party host fined $500

BIMINI – A Bimini resident has been fined $500 for breaking COVID-19 rules for hosting a beach party on the island that attracted hundreds of people.

Police tracked down the party’s organizer Dano Duncombe after a video of event at Radio Beach in North Bimini on November 14 went viral on social media.

On the video, the emcee is heard boasting, “It’s after 12am, Bimini ain’ on no curfew. Nassau on curfew, but we in Bimini.”

Large gatherings have been banned in an attempt to curb the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus.

Duncombe and other violators could avoid having convictions recorded by paying their fines by November 30. Otherwise, the matter will go to trial.

In a press release, Superintendent Terecita Pinder said police had ticketed the organizer and most of the attendees at the function. Pinder said the officers were in the process of locating other violators.

Man threatened to kill ex for leading him on

Lisa Brown
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Man threatened to kill ex for leading him on

NASSAU- A man threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend after she didn’t let him inside her apartment.

Bradley Rolle went to the woman’s place around 9pm and knocked on her door. But she didn’t open the door and told him to go home.

But Rolle refused to leave and accused the woman of leading him on.

A rejected Rolle told the woman that he would kill her.

The woman called police, who arrested Rolle.

Rolle pleaded guilty to threats of death at arraignment. He has a previous conviction for the same offense.

Rolle was sentenced to two years’ probation and fined $1,500 for his most recent crime. He faces one year in prison for not paying the fine or violating probation.

Man threatened to kill ex for leading him on

Lisa Brown
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Man threatened to kill ex for leading him on

NASSAU- A man threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend after she didn’t let him inside her apartment.

Bradley Rolle went to the woman’s place around 9pm and knocked on her door. But she didn’t open the door and told him to go home.

But Rolle refused to leave and accused the woman of leading him on.

A rejected Rolle told the woman that he would kill her.

The woman called police, who arrested Rolle.

Rolle pleaded guilty to threats of death at arraignment. He has a previous conviction for the same offense.

Rolle was sentenced to two years’ probation and fined $1,500 for his most recent crime. He faces one year in prison for not paying the fine or violating probation.

Man threatened to kill ex for leading him on

Lisa Brown
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Man threatened to kill ex for leading him on

NASSAU- A man threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend after she didn’t let him inside her apartment.

Bradley Rolle went to the woman’s place around 9pm and knocked on her door. But she didn’t open the door and told him to go home.

But Rolle refused to leave and accused the woman of leading him on.

A rejected Rolle told the woman that he would kill her.

The woman called police, who arrested Rolle.

Rolle pleaded guilty to threats of death at arraignment. He has a previous conviction for the same offense.

Rolle was sentenced to two years’ probation and fined $1,500 for his most recent crime. He faces one year in prison for not paying the fine or violating probation.

Murder suspect beaten by vigilantes is charged

Lisa Brown
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Murder suspect beaten by vigilantes is charged

NASSAU- The suspect in the stabbing murder of Robinson Paul on November 5 was beaten by vigilantes prior to his arrest.

Police had to lift a bandaged Tavaras Colebrook up the stairs to the South Street Magistrate’s Court Complex.

Prosecutors say the 19-year-old resident of Kool Acres stabbed Paul, 20, in the Haitian community off Joe Farrington Road. Paul died a short time later in hospital.

Colebrook was not required to enter a plea to the murder charge when he appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney.

Prosecutors intend to fast-track the case to the Supreme Court by a voluntary bill of indictment on February 12, 2021.

Colebrook has been denied bail; however, he can seek bail in the Supreme Court.

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