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Accused fraudster held on new charges

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Accused fraudster held on new charges

NASSAU- A 32-year-old man accused of racking up more than $10,000 in fraudulent debit card purchases has been denied bail—for now.

Prosecutors say Travis Evans, of Isabella Boulevard, Marathon Estates, should remain in custody because he allegedly reoffended while on bail.

Evans allegedly entered a force code instead of a PIN when he bought ductless air conditioning units and a gold chain from August 4 up to September 17.

He’s accused of defrauding Base Road Liquor Store, Phoenix Supermarket, General Appliances, Kool Tech Air Conditioning and Colombian Emeralds.

Evans denied charges of fraud by false pretenses at his arraignment today.

He was freed on $8,000 bail in June, after he was accused of  of obtaining $5,198.41 in merchandise from five businesses in May 2021 through debit card fraud.

He allegedly defrauded John Bull, Palmdale Furniture, Rons Sales Bahamas, Whim Automotive, and Cabbage Beach Mini Mart.

Notwithstanding the pending cases, Evans’ lawyer Damien White says he’s still entitled to bail.

His bail hearing will be held on October 4.

In August 2020, Evans admitted to using the same scam to buy $704 in groceries from Extra Value Food Store. He was ordered to make restitution and placed on probation.

Police used child to make mom confess, lawyer claims

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Police used child to make mom confess, lawyer claims

FLORIDA- The attorney for a Bahamian woman charged with drug smuggling is trying to prevent her post-arrest statement from being used at her trial.

Pereze Ferguson, 27, faces cocaine importation charges.

Florida law enforcement intercepted 2.9 kilos of cocaine that was shipped through FedEx from The Bahamas on June 16, 2020.

However, the courier service could not deliver the box of “face masks” to Dave Black because the address was wrong.

Prosecutors allege that Ferguson called FedEx inquiring about the status of the package. Then, she allegedly corrected the delivery address several times.

This raised suspicions and FedEx contacted the authorities, who found the cocaine when they searched the package. Law enforcement replaced the seized cocaine with sham cocaine and set up a sting.

An undercover agent posing as a FedEx worker contacted Ferguson to arrange the package’s delivery at the Broward Mall on June 18.

When Ferguson said she had changed her mind about collecting the package, police stopped her truck and arrested her.

Ferguson allegedly waived her Miranda rights and admitted that she’d been hired to collect the package.

However, her defense attorney wants this statement thrown out. He alleged that investigators used her four-year-old son as leverage.

The lawyer claims that law enforcement allowed the minor in the interview room.

A hearing to determine the admissibility of the statement will be held on October 4.

 

Three murders in 24 hours

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Three murders in 24 hours

NASSAU- Two men were shot dead and third stabbed to death within hours on Sunday.

Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing that took place at Lincoln Boulevard around 10pm, while no arrests have been made in the other two murders.

Just an hour after the deadly stabbing, a man was gunned down through Theodora Lane.

Police provided few details about what led up to the incident.

Around 2pm, a gunman fatally shot a man in the head as he cleaned a vehicle at a car wash on Faith Avenue South.

Worker injured after tire explodes

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Worker injured after tire explodes

Grand Bahama- A man suffered serious injuries when a dump truck tire exploded as he inflated it.

Cameron Pennington broke his right leg and fractured his skull as a result of the freak accident, according to his family.

The incident took place at an unidentified work site in Jones Town, Eight Mile Rock around 2pm on Friday, September 24.

Raymond Pennington described the extent of his brother’s injuries in a Facebook appeal for financial assistance.

According to the brother, Cameron needs to see a neurosurgeon for bruising on the brain.

He said, “We are asking for help, or donations, to airlift my little brother. He’s in very critical condition; he’s on a ventilator, and he needs help.”

Pennington said medical treatment at Doctors’ Hospital in New Providence will cost at least $75,000. Princess Margaret Hospital, the public hospital, is not and option because no there are no beds available, the brother explained.

Donations can be transferred to the Royal Bank, Freeport account of Verniqua Fynes. Her account number is 052857473903.

 

 

 

 

17-year-old boy attempts suicide

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17-year-old boy attempts suicide

FREEPORT- A teen is in stable condition at the Rand Memorial Hospital after an apparent suicide attempt.

The 17-year-old’s mother called police to their home in South Bahamia around noon Saturday after she found him hanging from the ceiling fan in his bedroom.

Police said the teen was unresponsive when taken down.

However, he is now in serious but stable condition at hospital, according to police.

Taxi driver missing for a month

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Taxi driver missing for a month

NASSAU- The family of taxi driver Robert Bethell are fearing the worst since he vanished without a trace a month ago.

Mr Bethell is shown with his taxi

The 79-year-old reportedly picked up two passengers from Atlantis around 4pm on August 21 to take them to the airport.

It’s unclear if Bethell ever reached his destination, as police have reportedly not retrieved surveillance footage from the airport. His taxi, a grey van, is also missing.

His family raised the alarm after Bethell failed to return home by 7pm that evening and they couldn’t reach him by phone.

They started to retrace his tracks—and alerted police.

The family have formed their own search parties to no avail.

Anyone information concerning Bethell’s disappearance should call police on 502-9991. Bethel is 5ft9in with a slim build.

Marine shamed over leaked nudes

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Marine shamed over leaked nudes

NASSAU- A woman is accused of maliciously leaking her love-rival’s nudes to publicly shame her.

Leonise Denis, 31, could be jailed for up to two years if she’s convicted of intentional libel.

Prosecutors allege that Denis stole the risqué photos and videos from her child’s father.

The man, who is a marine, has been in an on and off again relationship with the complainant, who is also a marine, for several years.

The woman testified that she left her boyfriend after he got Denis pregnant in 2017.

However, they rekindled their relationship. The woman said she sent her man the sexy images in 2019 for his enjoyment.

Two years later, the intimate images she’d shared with her lover ended up on social media.

The woman said she suspected Denis, who had previously threatened to embarrass her.

Recalling the consequences of leak, the woman said she had to step down from multiple civic groups. Additionally, she took a leave of absence for five weeks.

The woman’s boyfriend testified that he gave Denis the password to his email account.

He said she had claimed she couldn’t access her school work from her account.

The man recalled that Denis confronted him about the images after she accessed his account.

He said he told her that “they were old “ and “he’d forgotten about them.”

The marine claimed that he had seen his girlfriend’s nudes in one of Denis’ phones.

He told prosecutor Sergeant Kenny Thompson that he did not leak the images.

The trial continues before Magistrate Shaka Serville on October 15.

 

Cops suspect suicide in Abaco shooting

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Cops suspect suicide in Abaco shooting

ABACO- Police believe that a man shot and killed himself at his home.

The 50-year-old Caucasian was found with a gunshot wound to the head in his bedroom closet.

Police responded to the shooting report at the home on Don McKay Boulevard in Marsh Harbour around 5pm Thursday.

They are treating the incident as a suicide.

Drunk driver jailed for killing pregnant girlfriend

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Drunk driver jailed for killing pregnant girlfriend

ABACO- A drunk-driver whose pregnant girlfriend died in a three-car collision has been jailed for one year.

Mackenson Charles, 30, was under the influence of alcohol when he caused the January 15 collision that killed 39-year-old Michelle Guerrier.

She was five months pregnant.

Charles wasn’t supposed to be behind the wheel of his Honda Fit because he didn’t have a valid driver’s license or car insurance.

Charles crashed head-on into a 2001 Honda Accord on the S C Bootle Highway in Treasure Cay, Abaco around 9:30pm.

This triggered another collision, involving a 2007 Honda Accord.

Charles, the driver of the 2001 Honda and his front seat passenger all sustained serious injuries.

They were all airlifted to Nassau for treatment.

Charles admitted to tragically killing his girlfriend as a result of dangerous driving when he appeared before Magistrate Ancella Evans on Wednesday.

He was also fined $700 or one month in prison for four other traffic infractions.

 

 

2 held as police seize drug money on plane

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2 held as police seize drug money on plane

NASSAU- Police have arrested two Bahamian men after raiding a plane carrying $2.4 million today.

Officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit and OPBAT executed a search warrant on the plane at Matthew Town, Inagua.

They seized five cash-filled suitcases and arrested two men on board.

One of the suspects reportedly has a history of drug trafficking arrests.

 

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