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Killer opens fire on policeman as he flees murder scene

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Killer opens fire on policeman as he flees murder scene

Nassau, BAHAMAS- Police are searching for a gunman who opened fire on a police officer after a murder Tuesday afternoon.

The incident started when the occupants in a black Toyota Passo killed a man in an ambush at Hampton Street around 12:30 p.m.

Bahamas Court News has identified the murder victim as Deano Gordon, a convicted car thief.

Gordon was near a yard where he did autobody work when the killers arrived in a stolen car. An assailant armed with an AK-47 assault rifle unleashed a barrage of gunfire, killing Gordon on the spot.

A policeman, who was in the area, heard the gunshots. The officer opened fire on the killer, who returned fire. The gunman sped off west on Hampton Street before he headed north onto Mount Royal Avenue.

The officer was not wounded in the exchange.

Police later found the getaway car abandoned at Carib Road, off Mackey Street.

Detectives are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991/2 or Crime Stoppers at 328-8477.

 

 

 

 

Woman admits making online death threats to police

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Woman admits making online death threats to police

 

Jodie Miller

Nassau, Bahamas-A woman who sent online death threats to police officers has been ordered to attend anger management classes.

Jodie Miller, 21, wished death on police officers on her Twitter and Facebook accounts on Sunday, April 5.

She made the offensive posts after viewing a viral video of two police officers arresting a man in the Kemp Road area. The police encounter angered people in the neighbourhood. They intervened as police tried to take man into custody.

As the crowd surrounded the two officers, one of them drew a gun and fired several shots.

Miller posted the video on her Facebook account and commented: “That’s only two police. They should have killed them.”

But it didn’t stop there. Miller then tweeted, “Nassau police so f*** up. I don’t know why people just don’t start killing them for nothing. ”

After viewing the video and Miller’s, WPC 3912 D’andre Cadet made a complaint to the Central Detective Unit saying that she feared for her life.

Police arrested Miller at her home. When they asked her why she wanted police dead, Miller said that’s how she felt after she saw the video.

Attorney Lennox Coleby said the video brought back memories of a painful encounter that Miller had with police three years ago.

He said the business management major at the University of The Bahamas had made a “silly mistake.”

‘We must respect police’

Ferguson-Pratt ordered Miller to post apologies to police officers on her Twitter and Facebook accounts by April 7.

Additionally, Miller has to complete anger management classes and personally apologize to WPC D’andre Cadet at her next court appearance on August 6.

Ferguson-Pratt scolded Miller for her disrespectful behavior towards the police.

The magistrate said, “We must respect police. We owe a debt of gratitude to them, particularly at his time. And they are doing a yeoman’s task, making great sacrifices, putting country above their own lives.”

 

 

Court rules murdered man’s will invalid

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Court rules murdered man’s will invalid

Nassau, BAHAMAS-A Supreme Court judge declared a murdered man’s sons as his heirs after finding that his will was a forgery.

Justice Indra Charles determined that the signature on the will, which left all of Lester Adderley Jr’s assets to his father, Lester Adderley Sr., was forged.

As a result, the judge dismissed an application for Michael Adderley to probate his brother’s estate.

The purported will named him as executor of his estate.

Adderley Jr. was murdered at Freeport, Grand Bahama on August 23, 2015.

Lakisha Hield, who had twin boys with Adderley, contested the will on behalf of their children. She argued that Adderley died without a legal will—therefore his sons should inherit.

Adderley Sr. was also murdered on January 13, 2019 while the lawsuit was still pending.

In support of her challenge to the will, Hield called document examiner and handwriting expert Dr. Laurie A. Hoeltzel.

She carried out a scientific comparison of Adderley’s signature on cheques and the one on the will.

Dr. Hoeltzel concluded, “The questioned signature of Lester Eugene Adderley is a forgery due to multiple different letter formations, spelling, pressure, slant and overall appearance.”

Too many inconsistencies

However, in a witness statement, Michael Adderley said that the signature on the will appeared to be his brother’s.

He said brother’s signature was not consistent. Sometimes, he added Jr and other times he would just sign as Lester Adderley, he claimed.

The court pointed out that Michael Adderley’s claims were unsubstantiated.

The defense called Joan and Ricardo Rahming, who said that they witnessed the will.

In his witness statement, Adderley Sr. said that he and his son were business partners in Lux Investments. His son owned 50 percent of the shares in the company.

He alleged that in 2013 they visited a lawyer to draft mutual wills for all the directors of the company. But he didn’t learn that the will wasn’t executed until his son’s murder.

However, Adderley Sr. allegedly said that Attorney Rawle Maynard later informed him that his son had left a will.

Justice Charles said she did not believe the witnesses for the defense because she found too many inconsistencies in their testimony. She said, “credibility is at the heart of this issue.”

Expectant father jailed for illegal handgun

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Expectant father jailed for illegal handgun

Nassau, BAHAMAS-A man caught with a loaded 9mm pistol during a nationwide curfew has been jailed for nine months and fined $6,000.

Everette Johnson, of Pinewood Gardens, will now miss the birth of his second child because he bought an illegal gun for protection.

Police arrested Johnson, 34, at Rupert Dean Lane on April 1 after they found a gun on the floor of his vehicle.

During an interview with police, Johnson said he bought the gun for protection after he was robbed.

He pleaded guilty to charges of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition at his arraignment before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on April 3. He also admitted to violation of curfew.

Plea for mercy for soon-to-be father

As his pregnant wife wept, defense lawyer Allan Emmanuel asked the court to show mercy on the first-time offender.

Johnson, according to Emmanuel, is the primary breadwinner for his family.

Up to his arrest, Johnson lead a productive life and supported his family as a self-employed welder.

He had no convictions or pending court cases, Emmanuel said.

Emmanuel asked the court to give Johnson a second chance.

Prosecutor Samantha Miah, however, submitted that a prison sentence and a fine were appropriate.

Sentence deterrent to others

In her sentencing remarks, Ferguson-Pratt remarked on the high number of gun-related crimes in the country. However, she gave Johnson credit for his early guilty plea.

Ferguson-Pratt said by imposing a prison sentence she hoped to deter other potential offenders.

Johnson’s sentence will be extended by 12 months, if he doesn’t pay the $6,000 fine before he completes his sentence.

The court did not sentence Johnson for the curfew violation.

The curfew confines residents to their homes unless shopping for essentials. The purpose of the curfew is to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

As of April 3, three of the 24 people diagnosed with the virus had died. Worldwide there were more than one million cases, with over 58,000 deaths.

 

 

Drug suspect tests negative for coronavirus

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Drug suspect tests negative for coronavirus

Nassau, BAHAMAS- A sick drug suspect who forced a lockdown of the cellblock at the Magistrates’ Court Complex on Thursday has tested negative for COVID-19.

The 38-year-old Jamaican national showed possible signs of the deadly coronavirus before and during his court appearance on April 2.

Police arrested the man for drug possession with intent to supply on March 31 after the seizure of six pounds of marijuana.

As a precautionary measure, a magistrate arraigned the man by video-link. He pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors dismissed the charge against him after his co-accused took the rap.

Though wearing a mask, the inmate sometimes removed it as he came into close contact with other detainees and police officers who work in the cell block.

The Ministry of Health surveillance team tested the inmate and all of the other people that he came into contact with.

COMPLETE SHUTDOWN TO STOP THE CORONAVIRUS

As of today, three of the country’s 24 known cases of coronavirus have died. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis ordered a complete closure of all businesses until April 6 to force compliance with a 24-hour curfew that took effect on March 24.

The 24-hour curfew restricts residents to their homes unless they work in essential services or for exempted businesses. Residents can only leave their homes to go to the grocery store, bank, pharmacy or a medical emergency.

In spite of the national curfew, traffic jams continue as people continued to conduct businesses.

With the shutdown, residents have no excuse to be on the streets.

Earlier this week Prime Minister Hubert Minnis commented on the lack of compliance with the curfew.

He said, “Some people have very hard heads. Well, this virus is harder and badder than even the hardest of heads in this country…There are still too many people on the road.”

Minnis announced plans to introduce a shopping schedule to reduce crowding at shops. Under the proposal, people would receive assigned shopping days based on the first letter of their surnames.

To date, police have prosecuted more than 160 people for violating the curfew.

Worldwide there are more than one million cases of coronavirus, with over 58,000 deaths.

Wanted murder suspect nabbed during curfew

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Wanted murder suspect nabbed during curfew

Nassau, BAHAMAS- Police nabbed a murder suspect who had eluded them for months during a nationwide curfew designed to stop community spread of the coronavirus.

Former wanted suspect Keishon Bethel made his initial court appearance on Friday, April 3.

Officers arrested the 21-year-old murder suspect for violating the nationwide curfew after they found him at Big Pond around 2am on April 1.

The 24-hour curfew confines residents to their homes unless they are conducting essential business, like banking, grocery shopping and fuelling their cars.

Police were looking for Bethel since the January 5 murder of 28-year-old Lynden Humes at John Road.

A gunman shot Humes while he drove his car. Humes drove off but crashed into a tree and died.

Bethel, 21, of Black Village, did not have to enter plea to the murder charge when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt.

Prosecutors plan to send the case to the Supreme Court for trial by a voluntary bill of indictment on June 2.

Bethel’s attorney, Roberto Reckley, told the court that although he was at the Central Detective Unit, police did not permit him to witness his client’s identification parade.

Reckley said that Bethel feared for his safety in prison because of “who the deceased was.”

He asked the court to order him held at the remand centre.

Meanwhile, Bethel’s trial on the curfew violation is set for September.

 

Woman, child injured in shooting in Elizabeth Estates

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Woman, child injured in shooting in Elizabeth Estates

Police are looking for gunmen who wounded a woman and child in a shooting on Thursday, April 2.

Police said the people in a black Nissan Cube shot up the women’s car at Nauri Crest in Elizabeth Estates around 10am.

The injured woman drove herself to the Elizabeth Estates Police Station. From there, police assisted her and the child to hospital.

 

 

Cell block put on lockdown after coronavirus scare

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Cell block put on lockdown after coronavirus scare

Nassau, BAHAMAS-The cell block at the Magistrates’ Court Complex was placed on lockdown Thursday after a Jamaican man showed symptoms of the deadly coronavirus.

There are more than one million cases of the virus worldwide and over 47,000 deaths. Locally, there are 24 known cases and one death.

The 38-year-old Jamaican national showed symptoms of the coronavirus while in custody. Police arrested the man for drug possession with intent to supply on March 31.

However, police officers reportedly didn’t inform officers at the cell block of his condition.

Officers in the cell block learned the man had been seen at hospital when they checked his detention record, sources said.

As a precautionary measure, a magistrate arraigned the man by video-link. He pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors dismissed the charge against him after his co-accused took the rap. However, court staff called an ambulance for the man who had trouble breathing.

Though wearing a mask, the inmate sometimes removed it. He came into close contact with other detainees and police officers who work in the cell block.

As a consequence, all of the officers in the cell block and detainees had to remain in the building this afternoon until officials from the Ministry of Health evaluated them.

STEPS TO STOP THE CORONAVIRUS

Officials have closed borders and public spaces in an attempt to contain the disease.

A 24-hour curfew confines residents to their homes unless they work in essential services or for exempted businesses. Residents can only leave their homes to go to the grocery store, bank, pharmacy or a medical emergency.

In spite of the national curfew, traffic jams continue.

Prime Minister Hubert Minnis commented on the lack of compliance with the curfew during an address this week.

He said, “Some people have very hard heads. Well, this virus is harder and badder than even the hardest of heads in this country…There are still too many people on the road.”

Minnis announced plans to introduce a shopping schedule to reduce crowding at shops. Under the proposal, people would receive assigned shopping days based on the first letter of their surnames.

To date, police have prosecuted 132 people for violating the curfew.

Murder suspect arrested for breaking national curfew

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Murder suspect arrested for breaking national curfew

Nassau, BAHAMAS- Police arrested a murder suspect as they enforced a national curfew imposed to halt the spread of the coronavirus in the country.

Rico Rahming, 25, admitted violating the 24-hour curfew on March, which restricts people to their homes unless they are carrying out essential business.

However, Rahming told Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux that he had to be on the street at 10pm.

Rahming said he was on his way to get a charger for his ankle bracelet before the battery died.

Rahming said he risked breaking the curfew since police would have charged him for bail violation, if he didn’t charge his tracking device.

Based on his explanation, the magistrate gave Rahming an absolute discharge.

Rahming is awaiting trial for the 2012 murder of Kayvonnya Miller. She was found stabbed to death in bushes in Pinewood Gardens.

HITCHHIKERS FINED FOR BREAKING CURFEW

However, two Jamaican women arrested standing in the street in the middle of the night were convicted of violating the curfew.

Police arrested Narda Biggs, 42, and Malisse Connelly, 40, on JFK Drive at 10pm on March 30.

The women claimed they were waiting for a ride. Magistrate Turnquest-Deveaux ordered them to pay a $250 fine to avoid spending three months in prison.

Police have prosecuted over 120 curfew violators since the stay-home order came into effect on March 20.

Curfew violators face a maximum of 18 months in prison and a $10,000 fine.

CORONAVIRUS CASES CONTINUE TO SPIKE

The number of COVID-19 patients continues to rise. As of April 1, there were 21 confirmed cases with one death. There were 935,957 cases and 47,245 deaths worldwide.

Restrictions, like curfews and closures of non-essential businesses, parks and beaches, have been used globally to slow community spread of the coronavirus.

Despite implementing restrictive measures in The Bahamas, the streets are still busy with traffic.

Prime Minister Hubert Minnis plans to unveil a shopping schedule this week to reduce shopping crowds.

 

 

House arrest for accused gun smugglers during curfew

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House arrest for accused gun smugglers during curfew

Nassau, BAHAMAS-A judge today ordered house arrest for a man and woman accused of gun smuggling during a nationwide curfew.

Police arrested Goshon Fox, 22, of Gambier, and his girlfriend, Marvinique Burrows, at Jet Aviation on March 27.

A Customs Officer called police after allegedly finding two handguns and 21 rounds of ammunition in a package.

Fox, the son of Teen Challenge Director Eric Fox, and Burrows their initial court appearance before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on April 1.

Prosecutors allege that the pair smuggled a 9mm pistol; 16 rounds of 9mm ammunition; a .45mm pistol and five rounds of .45mm ammunition.

They are also accused of plotting to import firearms into The Bahamas.

As the arrest occurred during the 24-hour curfew put in place to contain the community spread of the coronavirus, they were also accused of breaking the curfew.

The accused pleaded not guilty to two counts of firearm importation, two counts of ammunition importation, conspiracy to import firearms and violation of curfew at their arraignment.

Justice Carolita Bethel set their bail at $10,000 each at an emergency bail application. As a bail requirement, they must wear ankle bracelets and remain at home until the curfew ends. However, Fox and Burrows can leave home to report to the police stations nearest to their homes three times a week.

Fox and Burrows return to court on November 10 for trial.

Damien Gomez QC and Ian Cargill represent Fox. Donna Major represents Burrows.

 

 

 

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