Exuma man fined over marijuana plants
AN Exuma man was fined a combined $3,500 in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday after being found cultivating 18 marijuana plants on the island.
Women admit to attacking each other
TWO women admitted in court on Friday to attacking each other, once at a meat mart and then at a preschool the next day.
Arrests for outstanding warrants, immigration purposes
ON Thursday police arrested a Bahamian man on several outstanding warrants and two males for immigration purposes.
Investigator testifies in case of man charged with unlawful sex with minor, possession of child pornography
A lead police investigator told the Supreme Court that a 13-year-old girl told police she had sex with a man who threatened to release nude photos of her if she did not have sex with him.
Inmate found dead in his cellblock
POLICE are investigating the sudden death of a 43-year-old male inmate who died at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday.
Man charged with murder over shooting death
A MAN was remanded in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a shooting that left another man, who was on bail for attempted murder, dead last month.
Fine for breaching curfew while on bail
A MAN was fined in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for breaching his curfew while on Supreme Court bail for armed robbery.
Testimony given in trial of man accused of sexually abusing daughter
A MEDICAL official and a police officer gave testimony in the Supreme Court yesterday in the case of a man accused of sexually abusing his daughter.
18 months for possession of unlicensed firearm
A MAN was sentenced to 18 months in prison Wednesday for possession of an unlicensed firearm.
Man charged with attempted murder
A MAN was sent to prison Wednesday after being accused in Magistrate’s Court of a failed murder bid.
Man in court accused of killing prison inmate
A MAN accused of killing a prison inmate last year claimed he was at a viewing for his grandfather and aunt, who both died of COVID-19, at East Sunrise Mortuary on Baillou Hill Road when the murder occurred.
Man fined $500 for poaching crawfish
A MAN was fined $500 in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for poaching crawfish in a protected area.
Bus driver shot dead, teenager injured
A BUS driver was killed and a 16-year-old boy was injured during a brazen daylight shooting on a public jitney yesterday.
Off-duty police officer shot trying to stop armed robbery
AN off-duty police officer was shot while trying to thwart an armed robbery at a food store, police said.
Probation for assaulting and threatening woman
A MAN was placed on probation for a year yesterday after admitting to assaulting and threatening a woman with a wrench.
