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Driver jailed for fatal hit and run

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Driver jailed for fatal hit and run

Nassau, BAHAMAS- A nail salon owner who killed a pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash has been jailed for three years and six months.

Altanease Rolle, 25, hit Sandy Rolle (no relation) on John F Kennedy Drive on February 14, 2022.

Rolle continued driving to a friend’s house, where she had a shower and stayed the night.

The following day, Rolle had her badly damaged car towed to her home.

Rolle didn’t report the accident until three days later after police released a photo taken from CCTV footage of her car.

She shouldn’t have been driving because the car was unlicensed and uninsured and she didn’t have a driver’s license.

Rolle, the owner of Nail Flirt, pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years’ imprisonment.

Justice Gregory Hilton took Rolle’s early guilty plea into account in arriving at the sentence.

If she’d been convicted after a trial, he said she would have been jailed for five years.

Rolle also has to pay $20,000 in compensation to the estate of the deceased.

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Target of murder plot helps wife get bail

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Target of murder plot helps wife get bail

Nassau, BAHAMAS- In a shocking turn of events, Georgia mom Lindsay Shiver and her two alleged conspirators were granted emergency bail on Tuesday—thanks to their alleged target.

The prosecutor withdrew an objection to their release after speaking to Shiver’s estranged husband, Robert Shiver, the court heard.

Mrs Shiver, her alleged lover, Terrance Bethel, and Faron Newbold Jr, the man allegedly recruited to carry out the murder, been detained since their arrest on July 21.

Police officers stumbled across WhatsApp messages about the alleged murder plot during a search of Bethel’s phone while he was being questioned about a break-in at Grabber’s Bar and Grill on Guana Cay.

Shiver was granted $100,000 cash bail. She has to wear an ankle bracelet and remain in The Bahamas until her October 5 court appearance.

Meanwhile, Bethel and Newbold were each granted $20,000 bail.

They’ll also be fitted with tracking devices and have to sign in at the Marsh Harbour Police Station on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays before 6pm.

All of the accused have to surrender their travel documents and they are banned from deliberate contact with the alleged victim.

Despite being granted bail, the accused will remain in detention until their sureties are approved by the court.

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Mom who let boyfriend kill daughter jailed for 3 years

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Mom who let boyfriend kill daughter jailed for 3 years

Nassau, BAHAMAS- A mother has been sentenced to three years for letting her abusive partner murder her four-year-old daughter.

The killer Darion Smith took a plea deal and was sentenced to 25 years.

Smith inflicted catastrophic injuries on D’onya “Bella” Walker while her mother, Ostonya Walker, was at work. The incident happened on November 5, 2021.

The youngster had healing injuries and current injuries on her body.

Prosecutors charged Walker with exposing her child to grievous harm and child cruelty for leaving Bella in Smith’s care. They alleged that on some occasions, Walker and Smith assaulted Bella together.

In calling for a five-year sentence, the prosecutor, Janet Munnings said, Walker had not shown any remorse for the role that she played in her daughter’s death.

The prosecutor said Walker failed to protect her daughter from her abusive boyfriend, but instead left a vulnerable child in his care.

Munnings said, “From her conduct, she loved her live-in boyfriend more than she loved her own daughter.”

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Lindsay Shiver, alleged lover, accused hitman denied emergency bail bid

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Lindsay Shiver, alleged lover, accused hitman denied emergency bail bid

Nassau, BAHAMAS- An American woman, her alleged lover and an accused hitman will remain behind bars for the foreseeable future after their application for emergency bail was denied on Friday.

Lindsay Shiver, 36, of Baker’s Bay, Abaco, and Thomasville, George, her alleged lover, Terrance Bethel and Faron Roberts Jr, both of Abaco, are charged with plotting to murder Shiver’s estranged husband, Robert Shiver on July 21.

Police discovered the alleged plot while investigating a break-in at Grabbers Bar and Grill, where Bethel worked as a bartender.

Detectives haven’t solved the break-in; however, a series of WhatsApp conversations allegedly revealed the trio’s plan to bump off Shiver.

The accused were denied bail on the murder conspiracy charge after they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley on July 28.

Their legal team filed an urgent bai application in an attempt to have them released the same day.

However, the application was denied because the prosecution is objecting to their release and none of the accused are sick, juveniles, elderly or pregnant.

Emergency bail applications are heard within 48 hours of filing.

To date, a new bail application hasn’t been filed.

The accused face a potential sentence of 30 to 60 years in prison if convicted—the same penalty they’d face if they were found guilty of murder.

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42-year-old held over rape and abduction of girl, 9

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42-year-old held over rape and abduction of girl, 9

Nassau, BAHAMAS- A 42-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the abduction and rape of a nine-year-old girl in New Providence on Saturday.

The child was abducted by a man in a white car while she played in front of her home.

The man took her to an unfamiliar location and sexually assaulted her. Her abductor then let her go and she was found near Spikenard Road.

Acting on intelligence, police officers arrested the suspect at his home in Summerset Estates on Sunday night.

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Man killed, another hurt in Peter Street shooting

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Man killed, another hurt in Peter Street shooting

Nassau, BAHAMAS- One person has died and another is in hospital following a shooting on Sunday.

The shooting happened around 10:30am at Peter Street.

Luckson Paul Jr died after being taken to the hospital.

The second victim, a 23-year-old, remains in hospital.

Police said the survivor was outside of his home when a lone gunman emerged from a track road and shot him in the thigh.

The shooter fled through the same track road and opened fire on two men whom he encountered on the path. Paul was hit multiple times and the man with him was unhurt.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Criminal Investigation Department or call CrimeStoppers at 328-8477.

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Murder suspect sought by cops for 6 years gets bail

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Murder suspect sought by cops for 6 years gets bail

Freeport, GRAND BAHAMA- A former wanted murder suspect who allegedly evaded police for six years has been granted bail within five months of his arrest.

Jaret Pinder, otherwise known as Japanese, is accused of the August 6, 2016 shooting death of Tashad Barr in Freeport, Grand Bahama.

Pinder was arrested and charged in relation to the murder on February 8, 2023 following his deportation from the United States for illegal entry.

Prosecutors objected to Barr’s release, saying that he had demonstrated the ability to enter the United States undetected.

For his part, Barr denied evading the authorities as he was unaware that a wanted poster had been issued for him.

Justice Andrew Forbes set bail at $30,000 on the condition that Barr is fitted with an ankle monitor and keeps a curfew from 10pm to 5am.

Additionally, Forbes has to surrender his travel documents to the court and sign in at the police station three times a week.

He is presumed innocent until proven guilty as the charge has not been proven in court.

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Girl, 9, kidnapped and raped

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Girl, 9, kidnapped and raped

Nassau, BAHAMAS- A manhunt is underway for a man who kidnapped and raped a nine-year-old girl on Saturday.

Police said the child was playing with friends outside her New Providence home around 6pm when a man in a white Nissan Skyline asked her to get into the car.

The girl complied and the man drove off.

The man threatened and sexually assaulted the child before he put her out of the car.

The child was found a short time later on Spikenard Road.

Anyone with information that could help police find the perpetrator is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 328-8477 or the Criminal Investigation Department at 502-99912.

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Man to stand trial in killing of mom and daughter

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Man to stand trial in killing of mom and daughter

Nassau, BAHAMAS- A man accused of killing his girlfriend and her daughter has been committed to stand trial in the Supreme Court.

Blake Strachan will be arraigned for the murders of Allison Thomson and her 14-year-old daughter Trevornika Thompson on August 18.

Police found their decomposing bodies locked inside their apartment on Ross Corner after they went there to investigate the source of a foul odor on April 14. They were last seen alive on April 11.

Strachan remains on remand at the Bahamas Department of Corrections.

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Woman, lover charged in plot to kill husband

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Woman, lover charged in plot to kill husband

Nassau, BAHAMAS – An American woman and two other men are behind bars after being accused of plotting to kill her husband.

Prosecutors say Lindsay Shiver, 36, her alleged lover, Terrance Bethel, 28, and 29-year-old Faron Newbold conspired to kill her estranged husband Robert Shiver.

Police officers allegedly uncovered the murder plot while investigating a break-in at Grabber’s Bar and Grill on Guana.

The officers allegedly came across WhatsApp messages detailing the plan while searching the phone of a suspect in the break-in.

The accused were not required to enter a plea to the charge when they appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley on Friday.

They return to court on October 5.

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