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Singer fined over social media post

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Singer fined over social media post

NASSAU- A magistrate on Friday convicted a singer over a social media post that suggested that people overthrow the government and kill police officers.

Kenneth Williams spent 48 hours in custody before he appeared in court on charges of causing public terror and using violent and obscene language.

He pleaded guilty at his arraignment before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes.

In sentencing, the magistrate said that too many adults made diatribes on social media “without recognising there are consequences.”

Before imposing fines of $450, Magistrate Forbes told Williams, “I hope you have an appreciation that your words have consequences.” Williams faced three months in prison if he didn’t pay.

Police arrested Williams shortly after he posted a video on August 5.

In an expletive-laced post, Williams criticised Bahamians, and black Americans, for complaining about police brutality and government.

Instead of complaining, Williams suggested that they kill police and overthrow the government.

Williams’ lawyer Tamara Taylor-Storr had asked magistrate to let him off with a warning.

She said, “He is here remorseful and apologetic. He just caught up after watching a few racist videos on TV. He was just overwhelmed by all the actions of the police. He said this is something that will never happen again.”

 

Man admits break-in, theft at ex GG’s home

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Man admits break-in, theft at ex GG’s home

NASSAU- A 55-year-old man has admitted to a break-in at the home of former Governor Governor Sir Arthur Foulkes.

Hensley Pennerman entered Sir Arthur’s West Bay Street home through a kitchen window and stole an Apple MacBook and $121.

The stolen items belonged to Sir Arthur’s wife, Lady Joan Foulkes. She discovered the break-in and theft around 6:30am on February 6, 2020.

Police arrested Pennerman in relation to another crime this week. They linked him to the Foulkes break-in through his fingerprints.

Pennerman, otherwise known as Charles Forbes, pleaded guilty to housebreaking and stealing at his arraignment before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt.

Pennerman apologized for his actions. He claimed that he committed the crimes to fuel his 30-year crack cocaine habit.

He asked the court to ensure that he received treatment while in custody so that he wouldn’t return to a life of crime.

The magistrate has set sentencing for August 13.

In addition to those charges, Pennerman is accused of six burglaries, a rape and attempted rape.

Those crimes allegedly took place between 2015 and 2020.

Pennerman didn’t have to enter pleas to those charges when he appeared before the chief magistrate.

But Pennerman said he intended to plead guilty.

Jailed for spit attack during COVID-19 crisis

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Jailed for spit attack during COVID-19 crisis

NASSAU- A man who deliberately spit in the faces of two strangers during the COVID-19 crisis has been jailed for two months.

Owen Strapp, 51, spat at Kevin Robinson and Owen Johnson in separate incidents on August 4.

He spit in Mr Robinson’s face after they had an argument in the parking lot of Home Fabrics on Carmichael Road.

Then, Strapp walked up to Johnson at the Royal Bank of Canada on Carmichael Road and spit on him.

Police arrested Strapp after both men made complaints.

Strapp pleaded guilty to assault at his arraignment before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes on Thursday, August 6.

Strapp was unrepentant and told the magistrate he spat at the men because he “felt like it.”

Magistrate Forbes told Strapp that his actions were unacceptable, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The magistrate also fined Strapp $500 for failing to wear a face mask in public.

Man accused of unlawful entry, rape

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Man accused of unlawful entry, rape

A man has been charged with the unlawful entry of a home and the rape of a woman resident.

The incident happened around 6am on August 2.

Authorities say Odnee Timothee, 26, of East Street, is responsible.

Timothee, who also uses the names Odnee Laguerre and Tyler Combs, didn’t enter pleas to the charges when he appeared before the chief magistrate on Thursday.

She denied him bail. Prosecutors intend to fast-track the case to the Supreme Court with a voluntary bill of indictment on September 28.

Family freed after son owns up to gun

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Family freed after son owns up to gun

NASSAU-The decision to keep a gun for a friend cost a man his freedom and resulted in the arrest of his entire family.

Police descended on Shane Davis Jr’s home on Alexandria Boulevard, Nassau Village on Emancipation Day, just two days after “his boy” dropped off the .380 pistol.

They arrested his parents, brother and his child’s mother, who had stopped by to visit.

Davis wasn’t there when police found the loaded gun in the dresser drawer in his bedroom.

However, he turned himself into police and owned up to the gun after officers arrested his relatives and baby’s mother.

Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt sentenced Davis to 15 months in prison. He’ll serve 12 more months if he doesn’t pay a $6,000 fine.

Prosecutors dropped the charges against the four other defendants, resulting in their release.

Fined for selling conch salad during lockdown

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Fined for selling conch salad during lockdown

NASAU-A magistrate fined a small business owner and his worker for ignoring lockdown restrictions by selling conch salad.

David Humes, 36, and Noel Villa, 30, appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt today charged with violation of lockdown and operating a non-essential business.

Police went to F2K Lounge on University Boulevard and met them preparing conch salad orders for delivery to customers.

Police also charged Humes with failing to wear a mask in public.

Humes, who also has a barber shop, has taken an economic hit as lockdown restrictions have closed both businesses.

Defence lawyer Roberto Reckley said that Humes was not “encouraging people to congregate” since the orders would have been delivered.

Regarding the failure to wear a mask, Mr Reckley said that Humes “felt comfortable in his own business space” that he considered a “home environment.”

The magistrate ordered Humes to pay fines of $1,200 and imposed $500 in fines on Villa.

They paid the money to avoid spending two months in prison.

 

Shooting victim is first murder of lockdown

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Shooting victim is first murder of lockdown

NASSAU- A man was murdered during the first day of a national lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.

Rhodrigo Gray was shot in the head at Pine Yard Road around 3pm on August 5. He died from his injuries in hospital.

According to police, Gray was at the wheel of his Honda Edix when a gunman emerged from a Nissan Cube and shot him.

At the time of the incident, Gray was parked in front of a home waiting on a passenger.

Dealer makes last-ditch appeal to block extradition

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Dealer makes last-ditch appeal to block extradition

NASSAU-Wanted drug dealer Sean Bruey has made a last-ditch attempt to block his extradition to Florida.

Bruey’s lawyer Osman Johnson has filed an urgent application for leave to appeal to the Privy Council.

If the court doesn’t grant permission, Bruey’s 18-year battle against extradition will come to an end.

The Court of Appeal will hear the application on August 11.

Florida prosecutors allege that Bruey belonged to a drug organization headed by Austin “Ozzie” Knowles. They requested his extradition in 2002.

On December 18, 2018, Bruey’s lawyers asked the Registrar of the Privy Council to withdraw his appeal against a 2017 Court of Appeal decision upholding his extradition.

The Privy Council didn’t formally dismiss his appeal until March 29.

Local authorities learned about the letter on January 23, 2019 and attempted to to extradite him on March 8.

Federal agents were at the Lynden Pindling International Airport to receive Bruey. But his handover was cancelled before he got on their plane.

That’s because authorities became aware that he had a pending constitutional motion, arguing that the deadline for his surrender had passed.

A judge dismissed the motion in August 2019 and the Court of Appeal upheld the decision in June 2020.

Bruey, also known as Shawn Saunders, now wants to  appeal that decision.

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Man stole to pay for abortion

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Man stole to pay for abortion

NASSAU- A man told a magistrate that he stole to pay for an abortion.

Karon Wallace, 19, made the surprising admission at his arraignment.

Police arrested Wallace after a woman reported that someone stole her pouch from car parts store on East Street South.

Wallace worked at the store.

The pouch contained an Internet box, two cellphones, and $50, with a combined value of $745.

After stealing the pouch on July 30, Wallace hid it in bushes, the court heard.

However, it was missing when he returned to his stash spot.

Wallace pleaded guilty to stealing when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt.

Addressing the court, Wallace said he had made a mistake.

Wallace said that his girlfriend told him she was pregnant and “needed money to get rid of it.”

In passing sentence, Ferguson-Pratt noticed that Wallace’s girlfriend was conspicuously absent, although he committed a crime for her benefit.

Since Wallace had no previous convictions, the magistrate gave him a second chance.

Wallace will receive an absolute discharge if he stays out of trouble while on probation.

Court frees man stuck in prison during pandemic

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Court frees man stuck in prison during pandemic

NASSAU- The coronavirus pandemic left a man accused of trespassing and disorderly behavior stuck in prison for almost five months.

Police arrested Romeo Major, 42, around 3:35am on March 8 after receiving a complaint from his father.

Joseph Major told police that his son showed up to his house in Freeport and created a disturbance.

When Major appeared in court in Freeport, he denied the charges. Major, who had no prior convictions, was remanded to prison after he couldn’t make bail.

With new trials suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, he remained in prison.

Major pleaded guilty to the charges when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on Monday, August 4. She ordered his release after considering the time he had already spent in prison.

He’ll stay with a relative while in New Providence.

Major said the charges stemmed from a misunderstanding. According to him, a friend dropped him to his father’s home after a night of drinking.

Major said he told the friend that he didn’t live there, but he couldn’t leave because the car had overheated.

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