Bahamas Court News

Nassau, BAHAMAS- Police arrested serial sex offender Sidney Cooper on Wednesday after he was falsely accused of attempting to abduct a 12-year-old girl as she walked on Fourth Street, Coconut Grove.

After learning of the incident, angry residents armed with rocks, bottles and cutlasses converged on Cooper’s home at Fifth Street.

As a result, police were called.

Police said that they are looking for a tall, bald and light-skinned suspect in connection with the abduction attempt.

Cooper was placed on the Sex Offender’s Registry after he was released from prison on August 18 for indecent assault.

Nassau, BAHAMAS- A teenager accused of indecently assaulting his eight-year-old stepsister has been granted $9,500 bail.

As a condition of his bail, the 17-year-old will leave the family home and live with another relative.

He will wear an ankle monitor to track his movements and he’s forbidden from coming within 100 feet of his little sister.

The teen also has to sign in weekly at a police station until his case is concluded.

Prosecutors allege that the indecent assaults took place from January 1 to August 13 of 2023.

The teen did not accept the charge when he appeared before the Juvenile Court with his guardian and lawyer on August 17.

He was remanded to the Simpson Penn School. He was granted by Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson this week. The prosecution didn’t object to his release.

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Nassau, BAHAMAS-A man accused of killing his mother is back behind bars after a judge revoked his $25,000 bail.

Sean Laing was remanded to prison on Tuesday for missing his arraignment on August 4.

Unless his bail is reinstated, Laing will remain in custody until his November 2024 trial for the March 7, 2022 death of 84-year-old Pearl Laing.

She was found dead in her home at Windsor Place that she shared with the accused. An autopsy revealed that she was strangled.

Laing claimed that he was given the wrong date for his arraignment. However, Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson did not accept his excuse and revoked his bail.

She said this would ensure that Laing wouldn’t miss any more court dates.

Laing pleaded not guilty to the murder charge before he was taken into custody.

Nassau, BAHAMAS- A man who jumped bail during his armed robbery trial has been convicted in his absence.

Javon Johnson will be sentenced for his crime after he’s arrested.

Johnson and another man robbed Kelson Solomon of a Wendy’s spicy chicken combo, a Honda Civic and an Alcatel phone on December 19, 2019.

Solomon had bought the meal minutes before the armed robbery. He’d stopped to go to Dicky MO’s beach because he needed to pee. While there, two men robbed him at gunpoint.

Police arrested the suspects a short time later at Baha Mar Boulevard and JFK Drive. They recovered the cellphone and car, but the Wendy’s combo was missing.

Police also recovered a loaded 9mm pistol.

Johnson was convicted of armed robbery, possession of an unlicensed firearm and possession of ammunition.

He was represented by Troy Kellman. Bradford McKenzie and Carmen Brown prosecuted.

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