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Man on murder bail remanded on gun rap

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Man on murder bail remanded on gun rap

NASSAU- An accused killer is back in prison after being charged with illegal gun possession.

Police officers arrested Perez Cuffe, 22, of Flamingo Gardens on October 25 after they allegedly found him with a .45mm loaded with seven rounds of ammunition.

Cuffe denied the charge at his arraignment before Magistrate Samuel McKinney.

At the time of his arrest, Cuffe was on bail for the May 12, 2020 murder of Richard Bain and the attempted murder of Thorio Ferguson.

Cuffe returns to court on November 9 for the gun case. The prosecution needed time to check if Cuffe is complying with his bail conditions in the murder case.

Contract killer appeals conviction

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Contract killer appeals conviction

NASSAU – A man sentenced to 65 years in prison for a contract killing is appealing his conviction.

A jury found that Jahmaro Edgecombe took a $6,000 hit on 19-year-old Kenyari Lightbourne.

Prosecutors alleged that Daran Neely, the alleged leader of the Dirty South Order gang, ordered the hit on Lightbourne because of his ties to the Mad Ass gang.

After Edgecombe killed Lightbourne in an ambush through Woods Alley on June 21, 2016, prosecutors said that Sean “Fire” Brown paid him the blood money for Neely.

Edgecombe confessed to the crime during a video-recorded interview three weeks after the murder.

According to Edgecombe, Neely had offered him money to bump off Lightbourne and other associates of the Mad Ass gang, namely “Spider”, “Eyes” and “Kadi”.

Edgecombe said he walked up to Lightbourne and shot him three times with a chrome 40-caliber handgun.

Then, he ran onto Baillou Hill Road and caught a bus into the Pinewood area to collect his money.

Edgecombe said he paid some bills and gave the rest of the money to relatives.

He alleged that he sold the gun to a man known as “Mob”. At trial, Edgecombe claimed that police beat him to make the statement.

Neely and Brown were also tried for the alleged role in the murder, but they were acquitted.

Probation for pervert who exposed himself to woman in shop

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Probation for pervert who exposed himself to woman in shop

NASSAU- A pervert exposed himself to a woman while patronising her business on October 26.

Mark Prudhomme, 38, pulled out his penis and stroked it, asking the stunned woman, “My doggie big and hard, eh?”

The woman and her seven-year-old daughter were alone with twisted customer.

She didn’t respond for fear that he would harm them both.

However, she sprang into action when perv Prudhomme returned to her shop.

The woman left and called two male relatives, who detained Prudhomme until the police arrived.

Prudhomme admitted to carrying out the dirty deed when police at the Wulff Road Police Station questioned him.

He pleaded guilty to indecent exposure when he appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney yesterday.

Prudhomme was sentenced to probation for one year. The penalty for violating the probation is a $500 fine or three months’ imprisonment.

 

 

Atlantis croupiers deny stealing $1/2m in tips

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Atlantis croupiers deny stealing $1/2m in tips

NASSAU-Two Atlantis croupiers have been sacked over allegations that they stole more than a half million dollars in tips.

Prosecutors say Cindy Martin, 43, and Monique Farquharson, 52, were responsible for divvying up the tips among all the dealers in the casino.

They’re accused of falsifying the records of the tips committee to conceal the theft of $568,787.78 from November 2018 until April 2019.

Martin and Farquharson have denied charges of stealing by reason of employment, falsification of accounts, conspiracy to commit stealing by reason of employment and conspiracy to commit falsification of accounts and money laundering.

Martin is accused of laundering $249,669.09 during the charged period, while Farquharson is accused of washing $156.687.88.

Magistrate Kendra Kelly granted the accused $200,000 bail each with reporting conditions..

Their trial is scheduled for February 1, 2 and 4.

 

Pastor told student he loved her before tongue kiss, court hears

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Pastor told student he loved her before tongue kiss, court hears

NASSAU- A married pastor allegedly told a student that he loved her before he tongue kissed her, a court heard.

A former student at Grace Christian School of Excellence made the explosive allegation against Pastor Thomas Nottage when she took the witness stand.

For his part, Nottage, who is also the school’s principal, has maintained his innocence at his indecent assault trial before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt.

The witness, who was 13 when the incident allegedly took place, is now 15.

The girl said she was waiting for her ride around 3:30pm on January 29, 2020, when Nottage called her into his office. No one else was inside since his wife, who is the school’s vice principal, had gone out, she said.

Once in the officer, the student said that Nottage told her that he loved her. At that time, she didn’t think anything of it, because she told him she loved him too.

The teenager testified, “I told him I loved him as a father. I mean, like someone I looked up to, like a role model. He took care of me. If I didn’t have money, he gave me food. He had hugged me before in his office, and on those occasions, it was just me and him. The hug he gave me on that day was inappropriate – like what a boyfriend would give to a girlfriend. He then kissed me on my lips three times. Then, on the fourth kiss, he put his tongue in my mouth.”

Rape fear

The shocked teen recalled backing away from Nottage. Suddenly, he asked her to put empty five-gallon water bottles inside his wife’s car.

She testified, “When I looked, I realized that his wife had just pulled up outside.”

The girl said she believed that Nottage would have raped her if his wife hadn’t returned.

Distraught, the teen dutifully put the jugs into the car’s trunk before she returned to where her friend was waiting on her ride.

The witness’ friend has testified that her friend was shaking and looked like she wanted to cry when she came out of the office.

The friend said the girl eventually confided that Nottage had kissed her—and she advised her not to remain silent about the incident.

The girl said her her uncle and mother reported the matter to police after they confronted Nottage about allegations.

During cross-examination by Nottage’s lawyer, Keith Seymour, the witness that she was lying to get back at Nottage for beating her for being disrespectful.

The trial continues. Attorney Samantha Miah is prosecuting.

 

 

Probe underway into how man and woman got into the same cell

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Probe underway into how man and woman got into the same cell

NASSAU- An investigation is underway into how a man and woman ended up in the same cell in violation of police procedure, Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe confirmed.

The failure to comply with those protocols resulted in the 25-year-old being sexually assaulted by Ryan Ramond Bodie, 32, at the East Street South Police Station on October 21.

While confirming the investigation, Munroe did not say whether the officers involved had been placed on leave. Bahamas Court News understands that an experienced sergeant was in charge of the shift when the incident occurred.

Police officers took the station after they pulled her over in Nassau Village and discovered that she had an outstanding warrant for a traffic case.

Meanwhile, Bodie was arrested for allegedly threatening to kill his father and breaking the glass to his father’s trunk.

Bodie pleaded guilty to indecent when he appeared before Magistrate Kendra Kelly.

She was asleep in the cell when police put Bodie inside there with her. He immediately began masturbating before he fell asleep.

When Bodie woke up, he sat next to the woman and pleasured himself while touching her hand. The man threatened to rape the woman and give her AIDS.

The woman ran to the cell door and called out for help, but no officers came. The man took off his soiled boxers and threatened to stuff them down the woman’s throat. She continued screaming until officers intervened and removed her from the cell.

Munroe told reporters, “A female was in a cell, from what we gathered, and was sleeping with a blanket. One would think that there is a detention record for her in her name. Whether she has a name that appears to be a man’s name, it should have been clear that there’s a female in custody.

“How do you get to put a male in a cell with a female? I would like to hear that explanation.”

Munroe said the inquiry would also reveal whether the officers checked on both detainees at regular intervals as required.

 

1 dead, 1 injured in club shooting

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1 dead, 1 injured in club shooting

Grand Bahama- One man was killed and another was injured following a shooting at a club in Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama.

Police responded to a shooting at the Platinum Lounge shortly after 10:20pm on Tuesday, October 21.

According to police, both men were were standing outside the business when a gunman approached and shot them.

One of the men died at the scene. The second shooting victim is in serious but stable condition at hospital.

 

Man accused of repeatedly molesting friend’s daughter

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Man accused of repeatedly molesting friend’s daughter

NASSAU- A 33-year-old man is accused of repeatedly molesting his friend’s daughter.

Vakeito Ferguson, of Windsor Place, was arrested after the 13-year-old girl told her father about the alleged abuse.

Prosecutors allege that Ferguson betrayed his friend’s trust by molesting the girl during the months of March, May and June.

Ferguson, a security guard, appeared before Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain today charged with three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse.

He did not have to enter pleas to the charges.

Prosecutors intend to fast-track the case to the Supreme Court for trial by presenting a voluntary bill of indictment.

Magistrate Swain denied Ferguson bail; however, she advised him of his right to apply for bail in the Supreme Court.

 

Woman charged with murder in stabbing death of boyfriend

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Woman charged with murder in stabbing death of boyfriend

NASSAU- Prosecutors have charged a woman with murder in the stabbing death of her boyfriend.

Yacintha Miller, 35, of First Street, Coconut Grove, is accused of killing Lesly Minnis by stabbing him in the chest.

The incident happened on October 19 in Pinewood Gardens.

Minnis was rushed to hospital where he died.

Miller made her first court appearance before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans on Monday, October 25.

She did not have to enter a plea to the murder charge and was denied bail.

However, she can apply for bail in the Supreme Court.

Miller’s next appears before Magistrate Vogt-Evans in February 2022.

Accused killer denies jealousy over other women

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Accused killer denies jealousy over other women

NASSAU- Accused killer Lynette Charlton hit back at suggestions by a police detective that jealousy drove her to murder when she described the deceased as her “f*** buddy.”

Jurors heard the shocking disclosure when prosecutors played a video of a police officer quizzing her about the December 27, 2015 shooting of Wayne Seymour at Adelaide.

Investigating officer Sergeant 2733 Lincoln McKenzie asked Charlton, “Do you know Wayne Seymour?”

After Charlton said that she did, the officer asked, “What was he to you?”

Without batting an eye, Charlton replied, “F*** buddy.”

McKenzie said, “I put it to you that you were in a relationship with Wayne Seymour and it became confrontational because you were obsessively jealous over him having other girlfriends. What do you have to say to that?”

But Charlton was adamant that despite their intimacy, they were “never in a relationship.”

McKenzie suggested that Seymour had picked her up from her Redland Acres apartment between 7pm. and 8pm. According to his theory, Charlton shot Seymour multiple times about the body before she drove off in his truck, leaving him to die “like a dog in the road”.

Charlton replied, “No sir, with an explanation, because I cannot drive at night; I cannot see.”

In the interview Charlton explained why Seymour’s keys were in her bag when she surrendered to police.

According to Charlton, Seymour had misplaced his keys, passport and wallet when they rented a room at an inn off East Bay Street sometime in December. Unable to get into his truck, Charlton said, they walked to her apartment in Redland Acres to get her car.

Charlton claimed that she later found Seymour’s passport in her bag, but she didn’t locate the keys.

 

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