NASSAU – A man is accused of touching two young girls in a sexual way.
David Lightbourne, 22, of Abundant Life Road, faces two counts of indecent assault.
Prosecutors allege that on November 26 he touched the girls, ages 10 and 13, inappropriately.
Lightbourne pleaded not guilty at his arraignment before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans.
He was granted $7,000 bail and returns to court for his trial on February 22.
NASSAU-Popular Haitian hairstylist Widline Francoeur has admitted to getting a Bahamian passport by fraud.
Francoeur, 30, of South Ocean Drive, still got a Bahamian passport, although immigration refused her citizenship application in 2013.
An employee at The Bahamas immigration raised the alarm after learning that Smith had a Bahamian passport.
This prompted Financial Crimes to investigate how the businesswoman got her passport.
The inquiry revealed that Francoeur presented forged documents along with her passport application.
Francoeur presented two forged Bahamian birth certificates: one in her name; the other one in the name of her mother, Assaline Smith.
She also presented a forged letter from a policeman stating that she had lost her passport.
Based on these fake documents, Francoeur received Bahamian passport AA071822 in December 2018 were forgeries.
She also admitted to obtaining a Bahamian driver’s license, and an NIB smart card by false pretences.
The investigation also showed that Francoeur had used fraudulent documents when she made her first citizenship investigation.
As a result of the investigation, Francoeur, 30, of South Ocean Drive, was arrested at her Diamond Dash Salon on Bernard Road in 2020.
Francoeur told investigators that she didn’t have the patience to obtain her documents through the proper channels.
She was born in Haiti but came to The Bahamas at age seven.
She was freed on bail pending trial. However, Francoeur decided not to fight the case.
As a result, she pleaded pleaded guilty to 13 counts of fraud when she appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney on November 30.
He imposed fines totalling $7,000, with a default sentence of one year imprisonment.
Francoeur has paid the fines.
NASSAU – A former cashier at Solomon’s Fresh Market has been accused of stealing groceries worth $342.80.
Prosecutors allege that Vashnique Rolle, 28, of Bamboo Boulevard, failed to scan groceries for a customer.
The incident allegedly took place on November 17 at the Harbour Bay Store.
Rolle denied a charge of stealing because of employment at her arraignment before Magistrate Samuel Mckinney.
She was granted $1,000 bail.
Rolle will return to court on February 1, 2022, for trial.
NASSAU – A mother accused of playing a role in her daughter’s murder has been granted $20,000 bail.
Ostonya Walker, 29, faces charges of child cruelty and exposing a child to grievous harm in connection to D’onya Bella Walker’s beating death on November 5.
Walker’s live-in boyfriend, Darion Smith, is charged with murder.
Prosecutor Eleanor Pintard did not object to bail for Walker at a hearing before Justice Guillimina Archer-Minns.
As a condition of bail, Walker has to report to the Wulff Road Police Station three times a week pending her trial.
In order to be released, Walker’s sureties will have to lodge property papers as security.
Bjorn Ferguson and Barry Sawyer appear for Walker.
NASSAU – A man was found shot dead inside a car Monday night.
Police responded to reports of gunfire around 8pm at Hospital Lame north on November 29.
When the officers arrived, they met a grey Nissan March, with its engine running, at a standstill at the intersection of Petticoat and Hospital Lanes.
While checking the car, the officers found a man slumped over in the driver’s seat. He had been shot multiple times.
The victim is a resident of Ridgeland Park.
NASSAU- A man charged in the biggest cocaine bust of the year has been granted $50,000 bail.
Officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit arrested Kenly Guerrier in connection with the November 15 seizure of 250 kilos of cocaine.
The officers swarmed Guerrier’s apartment at Russell Town, Eight Mile Rock and carried out a search warrant.
They didn’t find anything illegal in that unit. However, Guerrier allegedly had a key that unlocked the apartment next door.
While searching the second a, officers allegedly found nine suitcases containing cocaine.
Guerrier has denied charges of drug importation, drug possession with intent to supply and conspiracy to commit those offences.
Magistrate Samuel McKinney has ordered Guerrier to wear an ankle bracelet as a condition of bail.
Guerrier’s trial is set for March 26, 2022. He’s represented by Ryszard Humes, and Inspector Timothy Bain is the prosecutor.
NASSAU – The mother of murdered toddler D’onya Bella Walker will appear before a judge today for a bail hearing.
Prosecutors allege that Ostonya Walker, 29, contributed to her daughter’s death on November 5 by permitting her to be abused.
Walker’s live-in boyfriend, Darion Smith, 33, is charged with murder and child cruelty.
The four-year-old died from injuries consistent with blunt force trauma.
Walker faces charges of child cruelty and exposing a child to grievous harm.
She’s been on remand at the prison since November 11.
Walker is expected to appear before Justice Guillimina Archer-Minns for an emergency bail application on November 30 at 10am.
Meanwhile, Justice Loren Klein began hearing arguments about who has the right to bury little Bella on November 29. The hearing continues today.
Her maternal grandmother, Monalisa Walker, says the morgue wrongfully released the body to the child’s supposed father, Deon Smith.
Funeral arrangements have been put on hold until the court’s ruling.
Justice Klein is hearing the case in private. However, his decision, which is expected by December 3, will be delivered in open court.
NASSAU- A woman was shot as she sat on her porch in Elizabeth Estates.
According to police, the woman was at her home on Maura Crest on Sunday, November 28 when she heard gunshots.
The woman took cover—but later realized that she’d been hit in the calf.
The woman went to the Elizabeth Estates Police Station to report the matter.
She was taken to hospital from there and is listed in stable condition.
Police are investigating a second shooting that took place at the junction of Market Street and Robinson Road.
Police said a white Jeep pulled up around 2pm and a passenger shot the man multiple times.
He was shot in the thigh and ankle and is listed in serious condition at hospital.
Correction: A previous version stated that Kevin Rolle has a PhD from Sojourner Douglass College. He received a Doctor of Education from the institution.
NEW YORK – A former Bahamian whiz kid has fallen from grace.
Kevin Dion Rolle Jr, who went to Northern Caribbean University at age 12, was jailed for five years in a $1.2million credit card scam on November 12.
In addition to the prison term, the 27-year-old has to pay $1.4 million in restitution and forfeit $1.5million.
Rolle pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in a New York Court.
Last year, authorities arrested Rolle in Puerto Rico for his role in the credit card fraud scheme. Prior to his arrest, Rolle lived with his husband in Manhattan.
From October 2015 to September 2020, Rolle took part in a credit card “bust out” scheme, where a credit card user incurs numerous charges with no intention of paying the bill.
A Department of Justice press release said, “As part of his multi-year fraud scheme, Rolle submitted multiple credit card applications to American Express, which often included or were supported by documentation containing false identifying information.
“Once Rolle received a credit card, he used the credit card for a short period of time to purchase luxury items, including, among other things, Cartier jewelry and a Bentley.”
Cunning Rolle even received a $209,500 insurance payout after he claimed gunmen robbed him of jewelry in Washington, DC.
Rolle claims to be the president of Cherub College in The Bahamas. However, the FBI has been unable to verify the school’s existence.
This is Rolle’s second conviction for credit card fraud.
In 2014, Rolle was jailed for 10 months in the United Kingdom after carrying out a similar scam.
It’s unclear if Rolle, who was once featured on the BBC, completed his theology studies at Jamaica’s Northern Caribbean.
However, his lawyer submitted diplomas showing that Rolle obtained an MBA in International Business from Ashworth College in 2017.
He received a Doctor of Education from Sojourner Douglass College in 2013.
A man was killed in a shooting on north Eleuthera, police said.
Officers found a man lying in the street near Three Island Dock around 2am Sunday, November 28.
He had been shot and died at the scene.
The victim has been identified as Drew Wellington Storr. He moved to Eleuthera after the Court of Appeal overturned his murder conviction in 2019 and ordered a retrial. He was on bail.
Storr was accused gunning down Arlington Butler at McCullough Corner in August 2014.
Meanwhile, officers in New Providence are investigating a shooting that sent a man to hospital.
Police said the victim was shot during an argument with another man at Rock Court on Saturday.
The shooting victim is listed in serious condition at hospital.
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