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Man charged with possession of child pornography on his phone

By PAVEL BAILEY

Tribune Staff Reporter

pbailey@tribunemedia.net

A 28-year-old man was imprisoned after allegedly having child pornography of underage boys on his phone.

Terrell Clarke was charged with three counts of possession of child pornography before Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain.

Between April and June in New Providence, Clarke was found with 25 images of underaged boys engaged in sexual acts in his Telegram group and mobile device.

His voluntary bill of indictment will be served on August 30.

• A man was fined $2,500 after failing five times to charge his electrical monitoring device while on bail for gun-related charges.

Montell Miller, 27, faced five counts of violation of bail conditions before Magistrate Samuel McKinney.

Previously, Miller was charged with endangering the lives of Tamar Rahming and Kenesha Forbes with a shotgun on July 17, 2020.

Between March and May, while on bail for the two counts of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life, Miller failed to charge his monitoring device on five occasions. After pleading guilty to the offence,

Miller was fined $2,500. He could face six months in prison if he fails to pay.

He was also placed on probation for 18 months.

• A man was sentenced to nine months in jail after admitting to illegally entering a woman’s home and stealing $320 worth of her property.

Jamal Smith, 37, was charged with stealing, receiving and unlawful entry before Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain. On June 11, Smith unlawfully entered Iris Ingraham’s residence on Honeycombe Street, stealing Ms Ingraham’s Samsung A20 Cellphone.

Following Smith’s guilty plea to the stealing and unlawful entry charges, the receiving charge was withdrawn.

The defendant was sentenced to nine months in prison for the unlawful entry charge and two months for the stealing charge, which will be served concurrently.

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