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Cop arrests man after he refuses to stay away from his ex

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Cop arrests man after he refuses to stay away from his ex

NASSAU-A man got rowdy in a police station after cops warned him to stay away from his ex-girlfriend.

Nicko Petit, 25, pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly behavior in a police station at his arraignment before Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain.

Petit was at the East Street South Police Station on May 28 because his former girlfriend claimed that he had threatened her.

However, the woman didn’t press charges. Instead she asked police to warn Petit.

But Petit got upset when Officer 2290 Chisholm told him to stay away from the woman and not to contact her.

That’s when Petit shouted, “No one can tell me what to do. This is a free country and I will do whatever I wish.”

Officer Chisholm arrested Petit after he refused to calm down.

Petit asked the court to be lenient. He said the incident was out of character and that he’d let his emotions get the best of him.

Swain granted Petit a conditional discharge for six months. If he stays of out trouble for this period, he’ll get an absolute discharge. However, he’ll spend one month in prison if he breaches the condition.

 

Car salesman stole $1,000 from client

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Car salesman stole $1,000 from client

NASSAU-A car salesman has admitted stealing $1,000 from a client in 2018.

Fletcher Bain pleaded guilty to stealing by reason of service when he appeared before Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain.

Kennedy Ingraham gave him the money for a car that never materialised.

But Bain refused to return Ingraham’s money, the court.

Police arrested Bain on the stealing complaint on May 29.

Bain claimed that it was never his intention to steal the money.

According to him, he became overwhelmed by the demands of his job at the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF).


“I was on the Defence Force at the time and I was in the process of quitting. During that time was under pressure on the Defence Force because I had this entrepreneurial spirit.”

Bain is no longer with the RBDF.

Bain claimed that he had been scammed out of $4,000 in an attempted business venture.

He said he was able to repay $3,000.

However, due to the pressure he was facing he decided to “disappear.”

Bain said he spoken to Ingraham and apologised.

The magistrate fined Bain $500 or three months in prison. Additionally, he has to repay his victim the stolen $1,000 to avoid spending an extra 30 days in prison.

 

 

 

BDF ends Haitian protest at detention centre

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BDF ends Haitian protest at detention centre

NASSAU-A group of Haitian migrants staged a protest at the immigration detention centre on June 2, demanding a return to their homeland, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) announced.

Around 9am, 75 detainees went on a hunger strike and behaved in a “belligerent” manner as they protested their continued detention at the centre.

Some of the Haitian migrants have been at the centre since February 2020.

The RBDF said marines responsible for security at the detention centre “de-escalated” the situation.

However, two Haitian nationals got into a fight at the centre two hours after the protest..


During this skirmish, some detainees escaped the dormitories.

They destroyed fences and other “minor infrastructure” in the process, according to a press release.

Once again, the marines contained the situation, the release said.

The RBDF said some of the detainees will appear in court for destroying government property.

Additionally, some of them will now be housed at the prison, the release said.

Repatriations are on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Judge tosses wrongful dismissal claim

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Judge tosses wrongful dismissal claim

NASSAU-An accountant has lost a lawsuit seeking $122, 394 compensation for breach of contract and wrongful dismissal.

The College of the Bahamas fired Patrick Anthony Hanlan as its director of accounting for incompetence in 2015.

In a May 28 ruling, Supreme Court Indra Charles said, “It is plain that the defendant was justified in summarily dismissing the plaintiff. It is also plain that the plaintiff was provided with 90 days’ pay in lieu of notice.”

Hanlan operated his own accounting firm from 2005 to 2013 before he accepted a three-year contract with the college on January 15, 2014.

Hanlan began work on February 1, 2014 and was responsible for overseeing the accounts receivable department. This primarily involved the collection of tuition and fees.


However, Hanlan’s supervisor viewed his performance as substandard.

He received a 1.8 out of 5 on a performance appraisal in April 2015.

Hanlan did not respond to the performance review by May 4.

As a result, the college gave him the option to resign.

The college terminated Hanlan after he didn’t resign, the court heard.

Justice Charles said, “He knew that his performance was unsatisfactory. Instead of seeking to remedy the deficiencies in his work, the plaintiff adopted the attitude that his performance was beyond reproach.”

Charles said the option to resign was extended as a courtesy.

The ruling said, “This option was provided to the plaintiff as a courtesy to enable him to leave the position with dignity in a manner, which may lessen the impact on his future career prospects.”

 

Stepdad gets probation in child abuse case

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Stepdad gets probation in child abuse case

NASSAU-A man is on one year’s probation for abusing his six-year-old stepson.

Police arrested auto detailer Shawn Russell after receiving a complaint that he knocked out the child’s tooth and squeezed his genitals on April 22.

Russell, 31, of Cowpen Road West, pleaded guilty to cruelty to children at his arraignment before Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux.

In court, Russell said that he disciplined the boy for engaging in a sex act with a male cousin.

Russell said he told the boy, “[Your private part] is for girls—not boys.”

Russell claimed a neighbour caught the children in the act. However, he said he didn’t know “who was on top.”

He also didn’t disclose the age of the other child.

The victim usually lives with his father. But his mother wanted him to stay with her during the quarantine, the court heard.

When the father went to pick up his son, he met him crying and shaking.

But he didn’t tell his father about the abuse until he got home.

During the investigation into the incident, Russell’s wife told the police that he had tugged the child’s genitals, the court heard.

As part of his probation, Russell has to attend parenting classes. The court ordered that Russell has no contact with the child during this period. Should he breach probation, he’ll spend one year in prison.

 

 

Senior fined for death threat to sister

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Senior fined for death threat to sister

NASSAU-A 62-year-old man with a history of making death threats has been fined $300 for threatening to kill his sister.

Richard Saunders, of Matthew Street, Nassau Village, pleaded guilty to a charge of threats of death at his arraignment before Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain.

Saunders made the threat during an argument with Virginia Curry around 1am on May 29, the court heard.

He told the court that he had no intention of killing his sister.

Saunders said, “I don’t want to kill my sister. I love my sister, but she provokes me when I’m half-cut, and when I say something, she runs to the police to lock me up.”

Saunders claimed that he took care of his siblings when their mother died.

This isn’t Saunders’ first conviction for threats of death.

Magistrates convicted him of the same offence in 2017 and 2018.

However, Saunders told the magistrate that he didn’t want to go back to prison. He said that he would make an effort to behave in the future.

He served eight months after he didn’t pay a $500 fine in 2018.

If Saunders doesn’t pay the $300 fine, he’ll spend 30 days in prison.

 

Looking back: Bimini riots after cop kills unarmed man

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Looking back: Bimini riots after cop kills unarmed man

Mass protests over the police killing of an unarmed black man in the United States have spread globally.

There haven’t been any protests in The Bahamas over the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis by a white policeman.

However, residents of Bimini rioted after a black policeman killed an unarmed black man back in 2007.

Bahamas Court News takes a look at the incident that resulted in the conviction of a former policeman for manslaughter.

According to the prosecution, on December 22, 2007, Corporal Aubrey Carlston Darling was on patrol with his partner Constable Desmond Turner. They encountered Aschol Deon Rolle, 42, at the Bimini Breeze Bar in South Bimini. Rolle was drunk and cursing. Darling attempted to arrest him for disorderly conduct and Rolle put up a struggle and pulled a closed pocket-knife.


Eyewitnesses alleged Rolle no longer had the knife when Darling shot him in the face. After the shooting, witnesses recalled Darling said, “Lord, what I do?”

Riot

Rolle’s death angered residents and the ensuing riots overwhelmed the eight officers stationed on the island.

Residents firebombed the police barracks and the police station. They burned police cars, boats and kicked in security bars at the station.

Authorities sent 71 additional police officers and 22 Defence Force Officers from New Providence to restore calm. Darling was taken to New Providence.

Officials bypassed a coroner’s inquest and charged Darling with manslaughter on January 8, 2008. He was freed on bail.

One day later, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham addressed a town meeting on Bimini. Ingraham assured attendees, “In our society the rule of law prevails. No man or woman is above the law.”


Trial

After a preliminary inquiry, a magistrate committed Darling to stand trial in the Supreme Court in 2011.

But Darling’s trial didn’t take place until 2017. During his testimony, Darling said he met Rolle behaving in a disorderly manner outside the bar.

Darling said he warned Rolle about his behavior, but his conduct continued.

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As a result, he attempted to put him under arrest. In the struggle that followed, Darling claimed Rolle ended up on top of him. He claimed Rolle was shouting “I gon f****** kill you.”

Darling claimed that Rolle got to his feet and charged at Turner with the knife. That’s when, he drew his firearm and shot Rolle once.

Turner did not testify at the trial.

Jurors did not accept Darling’s evidence and convicted him of manslaughter on February 8, 2017. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison on July 25, 2017.

The Court of Appeal affirmed Darling’s conviction and sentence on January 15, 2019.

 

Man accused of attack on sister-in-law

David Stewart
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Man accused of attack on sister-in-law

NASSAU-A man accused of pulling a knife on his sister-in-law has been denied bail.

Wilfred McKinney Jr., 59, is charged with assault with a dangerous instrument over the May 18 incident.

McKinney initially entered a guilty plea.

However, Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans refused to accept his plea because he claimed he acted in self-defence.

McKinney said it all began during a celebration of his late brother’s life. According to McKinney, he was speaking to another brother about how poorly his sister-in-law had treated their brother.

McKinney said his sister-in-law and walked up to him and slapped him.


As a result, McKinney said he picked up the knife to defend himself.

However, prosecutors allege that McKinney was the aggressor when he allegedly threw a drink on his sister-in-law.

Then, she slapped him. After that, McKinney allegedly broke a beer bottle and slashed the woman before he picked up the knife and chased her.

Since McKinney disputed the prosecution’s account, Vogt-Evans will commence a trial on September 16.

She remanded McKinney to prison because the court lacks the authority to consider bail for the charge.

However, she advised McKinney of his right to apply for bail in the Supreme Court.

 

Man stole from uncle, prosecutors say

Muhammad Ahsan
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Man stole from uncle, prosecutors say

NASSAU-A man left his nephew to take care of his house while he was out of the country. Instead, prosecutors say Alexander Collins sold his uncle’s possessions.

Prosecutors say that between November 7, 2019 and May 20, 2020, Collins stole Oliver Hutcheson’s 2009 Nissan Cube, appliances, tools, and alcohol.

The items have a combined value of $8,033.

Collins pleaded guilty to stealing at his arraignment before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans.

The prosecutor said Hutcheson discovered the items were missing when he returned to New Providence from the United States. Collins allegedly told him that the valuables were stolen during a break-in.

However, after an investigation police arrested Collins. That’s when he admitted to stealing the items and selling them, the court heard.

But Collins disputed that he stole the items because they were in his possession.

As a result, Vogt-Evans did not accept his guilty plea.

She remanded Collins to prison because she lacks authority to consider bail for the offence.

Collins has to apply for bail in the Supreme Court. His trial is set to begin on September 16.

 

Man arrested for visiting 15-year-old girlfriend

David Stewart
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Man arrested for visiting 15-year-old girlfriend

NASSAU-Police arrested a man for trespassing during a visit to his underage girlfriend.

The 15-year-old girl’s father called in cops after he found Donavon Rolle, 19, inside his home in Victoria Gardens on May 25.

Rolle denied the charge of trespassing at his arraignment before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans.

But the matter won’t go to trial.

That’s because the girl’s father told the court he didn’t want to proceed.

The father said he made his decision after speaking with Rolle’s parents.

The magistrate asked Rolle what his was doing at the home.

Rolle said, “His daughter invited me.”

However, Rolle conceded that the forward teen had no right to invite him over.

The magistrate asked the age of the girl. Rolle said he believed she was 16.

But the father corrected him and said his daughter is 15.

Vogt-Evans told Rolle that he was looking for trouble.

The age of consent is 16.

Although Rolle wasn’t prosecuted, he still spent several days in police custody and was brought to court in cuffs and shackles.

 

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