human smuggling - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:37:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 Suspected smugglers rescued from stranded boat https://bahamascourtnews.com/suspected-smugglers-rescued-from-stranded-boat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=suspected-smugglers-rescued-from-stranded-boat Mon, 17 Jan 2022 13:36:25 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=4931 North Bimini- Royal Bahamas Defence Force marines took six people into custody for suspected human smuggling after answering a distress call on Sunday, January 16. The crew responded to a mayday call from a disabled vessel that had started taking on water off North Bimini. Two Bahamians, two Ecuadorians and two Colombians were rescued. They […]

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]]> Bahamian captain pleads guilty to human smuggling https://bahamascourtnews.com/bahamian-captain-pleads-guilty-to-human-smuggling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bahamian-captain-pleads-guilty-to-human-smuggling Sat, 06 Nov 2021 09:04:37 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=4355 FLORIDA -A Bahamian boat captain who led authorities on a chase with 16 undocumented immigrants onboard has pleaded guilty to federal human smuggling charges. Jeremy Christoph Rolle, 26, pleaded guilty this week to aiding and abetting immigrants to enter the United States. His sentencing is set for January 11, 2022. Rolle faces up to 10 […]

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]]> Smuggler takes plea deal https://bahamascourtnews.com/smuggler-takes-plea-deal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smuggler-takes-plea-deal Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:37:51 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=3200 FLORIDA – A Bahamian man has pleaded guilty to human smuggling in a Florida court. Vonne Rolle, who is from Abaco, pleaded guilty to bringing aliens into the United States and assisting aliens to enter the United States as part of a plea agreement. The U.S. Coast Guard arrested Rolle on August 3, 2020 after […]

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]]> People smuggler awaits sentence https://bahamascourtnews.com/people-smuggler-awaits-sentence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=people-smuggler-awaits-sentence Wed, 21 Oct 2020 03:53:42 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2830 FLORIDA- An American man is awaiting sentencing after he pleaded guilty to smuggling 13 undocumented migrants from Bimini. The U.S Coast Guard stopped Milton Morgan Ferrell III on the evening of March 13 at approximately 18 nautical miles east of Key Biscayne, Florida. The owner of the 24-foot Sea Fox 286 Commander had reported the […]

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]]> Smuggler caught after boat ran out of gas https://bahamascourtnews.com/smuggler-caught-after-boat-ran-out-of-gas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smuggler-caught-after-boat-ran-out-of-gas Sun, 18 Oct 2020 18:22:58 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=2817 FLORIDA- A Bahamian boat captain whose boat ran out of fuel during a human smuggling voyage has pleaded not guilty. The U.S. Coast Guard arrested Vonne Rolle, of Abaco, on August 3 after they rescued his stranded vessel with 13 undocumented migrants on board, off Port St. Lucie, Florida. After encountering rough seas caused by […]

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