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One dead, one hurt in stabbing

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One dead, one hurt in stabbing

GRAND BAHAMA – One man was killed and another was hurt after a stabbing outside a bar on Grand Bahama Wednesday. Police are looking for the killer.

Shortly before 10pm, officers responded to a report of a stabbing on McKenzie Street.

According to police, two men got into an argument that became physical while outside the club.

One of the men stabbed his opponent multiple times in the chest.

The stabbing victim died at the hospital. Police said a second man received non-life-threatening injuries during the incident.

Police have not identified either victim.
In other crime news, police are investigating the discovery of human remains in the Chesapeake Subdivision.

Shortly before 10am on Wednesday, a man discovered a human skull while mowing the lawn.

The man found additional skeletal remains while examining a loaf of soil that has been offloaded on his property.

Man who beat murder rap is killed

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Man who beat murder rap is killed

NASSAU- A man whose murder case ended with an nolle last year was shot dead tonight.

Dwight Jones, otherwise known as Whitey, was shot 10 times while at Pinedale.

According to police, Jones was sitting in a car in front of a car when two gunmen approached him. Jones ran from the vehicle and the killers chased shot him multiple times while chasing him.

He was accused of the February 2017 murder of Benjamin Anderson, who was shot dead in front of a home on Ida Street.

Jones is the 70th murder victim of the year.

Woman convicted of murder of girlfriend

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Woman convicted of murder of girlfriend
Murder victim Lakeisha Mackey

NASSAU- A Jamaican woman faces up to 60 years in prison after a jury rejected her claim that she killed her girlfriend in self-defense.

Nadisha Beckford, 34, was on Wednesday unanimously convicted of the murder of 31-year-old Lakeisha Mackey.

Beckford, who is in the country on a spousal permit, returns to court in September for sentencing.

Beckford stabbed Mackey and slit her throat during a confrontation in the parking lot of the Mayfair Hotel on February 20, 2021.
Mackey died in hospital on February 22, 2021.

According to Beckford, Mackey threw beer bottles at her from her upstairs apartment and one of the bottles struck her leg.

After the alleged assault, she said Mackey came downstairs and ordered her to leave the area. When she didn’t, Mackey allegedly broke a beer bottle and pointed it at her.
Beckford claimed she disarmed Mackey and stabbed her in self-defense.

However, a pathologist said Mackey’s injuries did not appear to be inflicted by a broken bottle.

Man acquitted of teacher’s murder is killed

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Man acquitted of teacher’s murder is killed

NASSAU- A man who was released from prison last year was fatally shot early Tuesday morning.

Armando Sargent’s life came to a violent end when he was shot dead at the juncture of Beatrice Avenue and the Charles Saunders Highway after 12am.

His death comes seven months after he was acquitted on appeal of manslaughter, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and attempted armed robbery.

Those convictions stemmed from the November 11, 2015 murder of popular elementary school teacher Joyelle McIntosh, who was shot as she swerved to avoid a man who was lying in her car’s path as she drove along Parkgate Road.

McIntosh’s car crashed into a wall and she died on the scene. A gunman fired a shot at her then-13-year-old son as he ran from the car.

On the prosecution’s case, Makavelli Tinker, then 17, was the shooter. They alleged that Sargent was the lookout and Johnny Mackey was the decoy.

The Court of Appeal on December 22, 2021 quashed the convictions of Mackey and Sargent on the basis that there was no evidence that they knew Tinker was armed with a gun. The Court did not order a retrial.

Tinker’s conviction was overturned as well; however, he’s on bail awaiting a retrial for murder, attempted murder, and attempted armed robbery.

For his part, Mackey was convicted of robbery and sentenced to one year in prison in March 2022.

Man on bail is suspect is rape of girl, 9

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Man on bail is suspect is rape of girl, 9

NASSAU – A man accused of breaking into a home and raping a nine-year-old girl was on bail at the time of the assault.

Police arrested the suspect, who’s in his early 30s, in close proximity to the victim’s Grand Bahama home.

The girl’s parents raised the alarm after realising that she wasn’t in her bedroom.

A check of surveillance footage showed a prowler on their premises.

Police say the man took the girl from the house and sexually assaulted her.

The suspect has previously been convicted of sexual assault and is on bail for a similar matter.

Man stabbed to death

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Man stabbed to death

NASSAU – A man was killed Monday after he was stabbed several times at a strip mall.

The incident happened at the Southwest Plaza around 2pm after the victim and another man got into an argument.

The victim died from his injuries a short time later in the hospital.

Police have arrested a suspect in relation to the matter.

The incident is the 67th murder of the year.

Cops investigate hospital rape

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Cops investigate hospital rape

NASSAU – Police are investigating a claim of rape after a 13-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by another patient at the Princess Margaret Hospital.

The incident allegedly took place on Friday, June 24.

Sick gun convict freed on $10k appeal bail

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Sick gun convict freed on $10k appeal bail

NASSAU – An American man with a chronic illness was on Friday freed on $10,000 cash bail as he awaits an appeal against his one-year prison sentence for gun and ammunition possession.

Ronald Moorehead Jr received the sentence after pleading guilty to the offenses at his arraignment before Senior Magistrate Ancella Evans on June 22.

The day before, security screeners at the Leonard Thompson International Airport in Marsh Harbour, Abaco called police after they found a .380-caliber pistol and five rounds of ammunition in his luggage.

As a result, police arrested and charged Moorehead, who was unrepresented at his arraignment.

His family retained Christina Galanos following the verdict, and she filed an urgent application for bail pending appeal because Moorehead has a severe case of type 1 diabetes.

Acting Deputy Director of Public Prosecution’s Cordell Frazier did not object to Moorehead’s release after prison commissioner Doan Cleare swore an affidavit, saying the prison lacked the manpower and resources to deal with his condition, which requires around-the-clock monitoring.

Authorities allowed Moorehead to keep his cellphone because he uses it to operate his Omnipod insulin pump to adjust the dosages of medicine depending on his meal choice.

Because of Moorehead’s extraordinary situation, the court granted him bail on the condition that he returns for his appeal. Moorehead had to surrender his passport to the court; however, he can leave the jurisdiction.

If he fails to return, the $10,000 could be forfeited to the Crown.

Marine’s shot dead outside his home

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Marine’s shot dead outside his home

NASSAU – A Royal Babamas Defence Force marine was fatally shot in an ambush as he pulled up to his home on Pineyard Road Thursday night.

The victim has been identified as Joevonte Miller.

According to police, the shooting happened around 8pm on June 23.

Three gunmen accosted Miller as he arrived home, police said.


Investigators are looking for the killers and a motive for the incident.

Murder suspect’s denied bail for his safety

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Murder suspect’s denied bail for his safety

NASSAU- A man accused of shooting dead two men and injuring a woman in March has been denied bail for his protection.

The Court of Appeal on Thursday agreed with a judge that 22-year-old Dentwan Grant should remain in custody for his safety.

Grant is charged with the murders of accused killer Franklyn Glinton, Clinton McClean and the attempted murder of Brianna Grant.

Significantly, Glinton was on bail for murder when he was shot dead.

The murder and attempted murder charges arise from a shooting at Millar’s Heights on March 5.

Prosecutors contend that Grant could become a murder victim if released, as an attempt has already been made on his life.

They allege that the murders of Glinton and McClean were payback for an attempt on Grant’s life.

Justice Guillimina Archer-Minns denied Grant bail on May 6, citing concerns over his safety.

The Court of Appeal found that her reason for denying bail was correct and upheld her decision.

The Court also noted that any retaliation on Grant could jeopardise the safety of others in the area.

The ruling comes as authorities have expressed concern about the number of people on bail who’ve been murdered.

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