probation - Bahamas Court News https://bahamascourtnews.com Providing comprehensive coverage of court cases Sat, 16 Dec 2023 13:33:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 Man jailed for illegal relationship with teen girl https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-jailed-for-illegal-relationship-with-teen-girl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-jailed-for-illegal-relationship-with-teen-girl Sat, 16 Dec 2023 13:02:13 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=6696 Nassau, Bahamas- A 40–year-old funeral director has been jailed for five years for having an illegal sexual relationship with his teenage girlfriend. Godfrey Gray, then 37, began a sexual relationship with the 14-year-old girl, whom he met at a funeral, in October 2020. In December 2020, he was arrested and charged with unlawful sexual intercourse […]

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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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Man on murder bail accused of shooting https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-on-murder-bail-accused-of-shooting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-on-murder-bail-accused-of-shooting Thu, 29 Dec 2022 10:30:00 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=5864 NASSAU- A man out on bail for murder has been charged with a shooting that left a man seriously injured. Prosecutors say 20-year-old Mauricio Webster, while being concerned with another, tried to kill 28-year-old Adam Newbold. He was at an area on East Street, known as the Big Yard, when he was ambushed by two […]

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6 months probation for video threat https://bahamascourtnews.com/6-months-probation-for-video-threat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=6-months-probation-for-video-threat Mon, 05 Sep 2022 12:51:53 +0000 https://bahamascourtnews.com/?p=5594 NASSAU – A woman who threatened to rob Bahamians in a viral social media video has been sentenced to six months’ probation. Ra’Queisha McPhee, 28, who was initially charged with causing public terror, pleaded guilty to making use of threatening language when she appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney. Prosecutors say on April 15, 2020, McPhee […]

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$4 meal thief breaks probation https://bahamascourtnews.com/4-meal-thief-breaks-probation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4-meal-thief-breaks-probation Tue, 14 Dec 2021 15:22:24 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=4754 NASSAU-A man who tried to steal a $4 meal from a food store deli is in legal trouble again. Presley McKee, 39, committed the offenses of unlawful possession and deceit of a public officer days after he was placed on probation for the food theft case. As a result, he’ll be jailed for three months […]

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Probation for pervert who exposed himself to woman in shop https://bahamascourtnews.com/probation-for-pervert-who-exposed-himself-to-woman-in-shop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=probation-for-pervert-who-exposed-himself-to-woman-in-shop Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:25:18 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=4273 NASSAU- A pervert exposed himself to a woman while patronising her business on October 26. Mark Prudhomme, 38, pulled out his penis and stroked it, asking the stunned woman, “My doggie big and hard, eh?” The woman and her seven-year-old daughter were alone with twisted customer. She didn’t respond for fear that he would harm […]

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Man fined for smear campaign against cop https://bahamascourtnews.com/man-fined-for-smear-campaign-against-cop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-fined-for-smear-campaign-against-cop Thu, 05 Aug 2021 20:21:42 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/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 […]

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Probation for serial child abductor https://bahamascourtnews.com/probation-for-serial-child-abductor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=probation-for-serial-child-abductor Wed, 21 Jul 2021 11:28:11 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/probation-for-serial-child-abductor/ NASSAU- A mentally ill woman who abducted four boys and attempted to kidnap a fifth was sentenced to three years of supervised probation on Tuesday. De’Edra Gibson, 31, carried out the spree of kidnappings from February 16 to March 29, 2019. While on bail for those offenses, Gibson tried to snatch a seven-year-old boy as […]

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Jealous man jailed for second attack on his ex https://bahamascourtnews.com/jealous-man-jailed-for-second-attack-on-his-ex/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jealous-man-jailed-for-second-attack-on-his-ex Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:26:17 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/?p=3600 NASSAU-A Nassau Village man who cut his ex-partner on the back in a jealous rage has been jailed for one year. Leon Chase, otherwise known as “Smiley”, broke into the woman’s home on March 28 and accused her of having an affair. Chase entered the home at Bishop Street after 2am and attacked the woman […]

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Child rapist jailed for assault on girl, 9 https://bahamascourtnews.com/child-rapist-jailed-for-assault-on-girl-9/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=child-rapist-jailed-for-assault-on-girl-9 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:25:34 +0000 http://uxg.rig.mybluehost.me/child-rapist-jailed-for-assault-on-girl-9/ NASSAU- A convicted child rapist is back in prison for fondling a nine-year-old girl. Alden Scott, 54, pleaded guilty to indecent assault on Tuesday and was sentenced to two years in prison. The mother of the child contacted authorities after her daughter complained about Scott’s behaviour. Scott sat on the child’s bed on January 17 […]

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