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Murder suspect killed in same way as victim

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Murder suspect killed in same way as victim

NASSAU- A man on bail for murder was gunned down on the same street he allegedly committed his crime.

Dominic “Pun” Moss was accused of the November 17, 2020 murder of Ryan Taylor and the attempted murder of Travis Curry.

Both men were ambushed by gunmen who emerged from a car on Commonwealth Boulevard in Elizabeth Estates.

Moss was cut down in strikingly similar circumstances on Commonwealth Boulevard Wednesday morning.

He and Leonardo Lewis were standing in front of a home when gunmen emerged from a small car—and shot them both.

Moss died on the scene and Lewis remains in hospital in serious but stable condition.

Man denies cutting down neighbour’s trees

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Man denies cutting down neighbour’s trees

NASSAU- An Abaco man accused of cutting down his neighbour’s trees has been charged.

Prosecutors say Rashad Strachan, 29, of Central Pines, felled a soursop tree, two lime trees and five coconut trees, valued at $850.

Strachan’s also accused of pulling knife on two police officers, resisting arrest and disorderly behavior.

Strachan denied the charges when he appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney.

He was granted $4,000 bail and is next due in court on October 18.

Ex-con charged after runaway found at his home

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Ex-con charged after runaway found at his home

NASSAU- An ex-con who let a runaway schoolgirl live with him has been arrested and charged.

The 16-year-old was missing for a month before she was allegedly found with 45-year-old Marvin Beneby, who has served time for attempted murder and armed robbery.

They can legally have sex. However, because she’s a minor they cannot cohabit as an unmarried couple.

Beneby denied a charge of abduction of an unmarried person between 16 and 18 at his arraignment.

Beneby, of Laird Street, pleaded not guilty. He was granted $5,000 bail and returns to court in October for trial.

Man jailed for sex with second teen girl

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Man jailed for sex with second teen girl

NASSAU- A man who illegally had sex with a 15-year-old girl has been sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment.

Antorn Johnson, 21, was on bail awaiting trial for allegedly having sex with another 15-year-old girl, when he was arrested for the offense in June.

The court could not take the pending matter into account in sentencing. However, Johnson was denied bail because of it.

The girl’s father alerted authorities after he found out about the illegal relationship.

Johnson admitted to having sex with the teenager in January, February and on March 8.

Johnson’s lawyer, Craig Butler, failed to convince Magistrate Samuel McKinney to let his client off with a “strong warning.”

Butler said the court didn’t have the chance to see the teenager to determine if she appeared older than 15. The age of consent for heterosexual relationships is 16.

Butler said that Johnson was 20 at the time of the hookups.

Butler said young people are inundated with sexual images and sometimes “things get frisky.”

However, Magistrate McKinney said the blame should not placed on the minor. He said, “The law is the law and young men should govern themselves accordingly.”

Man fined for smear campaign against cop

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Man fined for smear campaign against cop

NASSAU- A man who tried to ruin a policewoman’s reputation by falsely accusing her of criminal activity has been convicted of intentional libel.

Dre Major, 23, has to pay a $5,000 fine by September 8 to avoid spending nine months in prison.

Also, Major has been placed on probation for 18 months. A breach of probation would result in a six-month jail sentence.

Major made a series of allegations against the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, after their four-year relationship ended.

Major posted on Facebook that woman was involved with gang members, was responsible for the murders of two men at Cowpen Road, and was signing in for defendants on bail.

After Magistrate Samuel McKinney convicted Major, he accused his former girlfriend of another crime. According to him, she’d tried to run him over with her car.

Major said he didn’t report the incident to police because he felt the officers would side with her.

During her testimony, the woman said Major continued making false posts about her even after she reported him to police.

To that end, the court has banned Major from posting anything defamatory about the woman.

If he does, it would be considered a breach of his probation.

Court orders mental check for Jeremy

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Court orders mental check for Jeremy

NASSAU-A Facebook famous homeless man will be off the streets for at least two months.

Police arrested Jeremy Archer, whose Facebook fans are amused by his bizarre behaviour, on July 29.

Archer’s strange behaviour continued in court, prompting the magistrate to order a psychiatric evaluation.

Senior Magistrate Derence-Rolle gave the directive after Archer claimed that Jeremy was his twin. He said that his name is really Joe.

When asked his date of birth, Archer first said that he was born on October 2, 1973.

Then, he claimed that there was mix-up with his birth year and said that he was either Sagittarius or Libra. He then mumbled unintelligibly.

Archer won’t be arraigned on the charges unless the court is satisfied that he is mentally fit to plead.

He will return to court on September 28.

 

 

 

 

Tourist attacked after asking men to social distance

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Tourist attacked after asking men to social distance

NASSAU- Three Mexican men got into a scuffle with an American woman during a row over social distancing.

Brittany Dryden sustained scratches to her arms and legs during the incident that took place at the COVID-19 testing centre at the Atlantis Coral Towers on July 28.

Dryden asked the men behind her to step back because they were closer to her than the recommended six feet distance.

Instead, the men held the woman in a bear hug.

Simon Levy-Husni, 53, David Levy-Tussie, 20, and Abraham Levy-Tussie, 22, pleaded guilty to assault when they appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney.

Their lawyer, Joel Seymour, said a language barrier caused the disagreement.

Magistrate McKinney granted the men an absolute discharge after they paid a collective $300 in compensation to Dryden.

Teen jailed for stabbing stepdad

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Teen jailed for stabbing stepdad

NASSAU- A teenager who stabbed his stepdad has been jailed for 18 months.

Samuel Higgs, 18, sent his stepdad to hospital after he stabbed him multiple times in the head and torso on July 21.

Higgs pleaded guilty to a charge of causing grievous harm at his arraignment.

According to Higgs, his stepdad is a cocaine addict and on the date of the incident was “freaking out” around him.

On the other hand, the prosecutor said that Higgs stabbed his stepdad during a dispute.

Magistrate Samuel McKinney told Higgs that the offense carried a potential maximum sentence of seven years’ imprisonment.

However, the magistrate did not impose the maximum penalty because of Higgs’ early guilty plea and his youth.

According to the prosecution, his victim was released from hospital.

Pastor off the hook in libel case

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Pastor off the hook in libel case

NASSAU- Prosecutors yesterday dropped a libel case against a pastor accused of intentionally defaming Police Commissioner Paul Rolle.

Julian Johnson, 50, was arrested and charged with intentional libel days after he claimed that the police chief had sexually assaulted female officers.

When Johnson appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney for the start of his case yesterday, the prosecutor informed him that they were not offering any evidence in the case. He did not provide a reason.

Johnson spent the night in prison after prosecutors deferred his bail hearing after his arraignment in April.

He was released on $1,000 bail the following day.

Die Stubbs sentenced again, gets 35 years

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Die Stubbs sentenced again, gets 35 years

NASSAU- The Court of Appeal has re-sentenced convicted cop killer Stephen “Die” Stubbs to 35 years in prison.

The sentence handed down yesterday means that even with time off for good behavior Stubbs won’t be freed before his 70th birthday.

However, the 46-year-old will likely appeal the decision to the Privy Council—the court that ordered his re-sentencing.

Last year, the country’s final appellate court quashed Stubbs’ 45-year sentence for the 1999 shooting death of DC Jimmy Ambrose.

The Court said that Stubbs was entitled to a reduced sentence as compensation for the 14-year delay in bringing his case to trial and the two years he had unlawfully spent on death row.

Wayne Munroe, QC, failed to convince the local appellate court to re-sentence Stubbs to 15 years for the murder.

Munroe asked the Court to consider a 30-year starting point, with 15 years off due to the breaches plus credit for time on remand.

If Munroe’s argument had succeeded, Stubbs would have been freed from prison.

Describing Ambrose’s murder as a “heinous execution”, the Court said that 45 years was a fitting sentence for the crime.

As redress for the breach of Stubbs’ rights, the Court reduced the sentence to 40 years.

Then, the judges cut the sentence by another five years to account for the time Stubbs spent on remand.

The 35-year sentence takes effect from the date of Stubbs’ conviction on July 25, 2013.

 

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