armed robbery - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:37:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Man convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-convicted-of-armed-robbery-and-kidnapping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-convicted-of-armed-robbery-and-kidnapping Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:14:42 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=6661 Nassau, BAHAMAS-A man has been convicted after a businesswoman was robbed, tied up in bushes and forced to write a cheque. Mark Rolle Jr was unanimously convicted of the 2022 armed robbery and kidnapping of Vashti Glinton. She was accosted by two gunmen as she was about to open the Coral Harbour Food Store on […]

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]]> Serial rapist convicted https://bahamascourtnews.com/serial-rapist-convicted/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=serial-rapist-convicted Sat, 14 Oct 2023 14:49:42 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=6599 Serial rapist Christopher Forbes has been convicted of the rape and armed robbery of a woman who was exercising. Forbes, while armed with a cutlass, dragged the woman into bushes on May 6, 2022. He tied her up, raped her twice and took two cellphones from her. Justice Jeanine Weech-Gomez will hold the penalty phase […]

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]]> Armed robber gets 10 years for three hold-ups https://bahamascourtnews.com/armed-robber-gets-10-years-for-three-hold-ups/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=armed-robber-gets-10-years-for-three-hold-ups Sat, 19 Aug 2023 03:54:43 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=6351 Nassau, BAHAMAS- A Jamaican man who robbed three businesses has been jailed for 10 years. Wayne Smith, 25, and others, robbed Fortune Supermarket of $5,500 on August 31, 2022. On September 10, 2022, Smith and his accomplices robbed 700 Wines and Spirits on Bernard Road of $41,000. Smith also robbed an employee of $20 and […]

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]]> Cops hunt drive-thru bandit https://bahamascourtnews.com/cops-hunt-drive-thru-bandit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cops-hunt-drive-thru-bandit Mon, 20 Feb 2023 20:16:30 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=6079 NASSAU- A gunman who pulled off a brazen armed robbery at McDonald’s on Bradley Street is still on the loose. Surveillance video shows the armed suspect reaching inside the restaurant’s drive-thru window around 6:30am on February 19. The cashier flees the window as the gunman reaches for the cash register. Another employee struck the robber […]

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]]> Man robbed of car and cash at ATM https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-robbed-of-car-and-cash-at-atm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-robbed-of-car-and-cash-at-atm Sat, 14 Jan 2023 12:31:22 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=5977 NASSAU- Police are looking for two men who robbed a man of his car and cash at a drive-through ATM. The victim pulled up to the Commonwealth Bank ATM on Poinciana Drive around 11:30pm on January 12. While using the machine, the victim was approached by two masked men dressed in dark clothing. One of […]

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]]> Woman sexually assaulted in home invasion robbery https://bahamascourtnews.com/woman-sexually-assaulted-in-home-invasion-robbery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=woman-sexually-assaulted-in-home-invasion-robbery Sun, 08 Jan 2023 13:04:29 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=5955 NASSAU- Police are looking for three intruders after a woman was sexually assaulted at her home. The incident happened after 5am on Sunday, January 8 at Marshall Road. Police said the woman was at home with other relatives when three gunmen broke in. The robbers tied up the occupants of the home and robbed them […]

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]]> Jamaican charged with two robberies https://bahamascourtnews.com/jamaican-charged-with-two-robberies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jamaican-charged-with-two-robberies Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:17:24 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=5635 NASSAU- A Jamaican man has been charged with the robberies of two businesses that occurred within days of each other. Prosecutors say Wayne Smith, 24, and others, robbed 700 Wines and Spirits of $41,000 on September 10. Smith, a resident of Taylor Street, is also accused of robbing an employee of $20 and an iPhone […]

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]]> Spree robber gets 10 years in plea deal https://bahamascourtnews.com/spree-robber-gets-10-years-in-plea-deal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spree-robber-gets-10-years-in-plea-deal Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:44:41 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=5085 NASSAU- A Jamaican man who admitted to committing a string of armed robberies in 2020 has been sentenced to 10 years as part of a plea agreement. Shakeil Smith, of St Catherine’s Jamaica, pleaded guilty to five armed robberies and causing grievous harm for shooting one of his victims. Smith robbed Rubis Service Station on […]

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]]> 2 charged in hold-up at Exuma store https://bahamascourtnews.com/2-charged-in-hold-up-at-exuma-store/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2-charged-in-hold-up-at-exuma-store Fri, 05 Nov 2021 21:53:52 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/2-charged-in-hold-up-at-exuma-store/ NASSAU- Two men have been charged for their alleged involved in an armed robbery at Smitty’s Convenience Store in Exuma. Prosecutors allege that  Chando King, 24, and Kenneth Mortimer, 23,  were armed with a knife and handgun, when they robbed two of the store’s cashiers of a total of $1,240 on October 29. Police arrested […]

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]]> Bail denied in airport robbery, shooting https://bahamascourtnews.com/bail-denied-in-airport-robbery-shooting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bail-denied-in-airport-robbery-shooting Tue, 12 Oct 2021 20:51:12 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=4164 NASSAU- Two men are accused of robbing a Bahamasair employee before she could drop off a deposit for the airline. Marvin Tilme, 29, of Coconut Grove, and Garnett Newbold, 55, of Mill Court, face charges of armed robbery, attempted murder and conspiracy to commit armed robbery stemming from the incident that happened at the domestic […]

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