Officers injured and teen airlifted in weekend of violence
SEVERAL violent incidents across the country between Friday night and early Sunday left multiple people injured, including a juvenile who was seriously stabbed, a man shot during an apparent carjacking attempt, and two police officers hurt during a confrontation in Grand Bahama.
Inspector testifies to finding inmate unresponsive in cell
A BAHAMAS Department of Correctional Services inspector testified yesterday that he found an inmate unresponsive in his cell in 2021, as the murder trial of Diallo Williamson continued before Justice Jeannine Weech-Gomez.
'Jaido World’ granted bail on attempted murder charges
WELL-known TikTok personality Elias Fritz has been granted bail by the Supreme Court on attempted murder and armed robbery charges.
Accused charged with cutlass assault at Sandilands Centre granted bail
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after being accused of assaulting a man with a cutlass and threatening to kill him at Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre last month.
Jury convicts dad over son’s death in car window accident
DENARGIO Thurston was found guilty yesterday of negligently causing the death of his two-year-old son after the child became trapped in his car’s power window while he was driving along Old Trail Road in August 2023.
Man fined $600 after admitting to having ammo
A MAN was fined yesterday after admitting to having six shotgun rounds on Mackey Street.
Manhunt subject admits escape but denies Step Street stabbing
A MAN who admitted escaping police custody in Fox Hill last weekend denied stabbing a man in the same area three days earlier.
Judge cites gang links as man denied bail in nightclub shooting
A MAN arrested in Canada last year for alleged gang activity was denied bail yesterday on an attempted murder charge relating to a nightclub shooting in New Providence.
‘I woke up with him on top of me,’ woman testifies during rape trial
A WOMAN testified yesterday that she woke up to a man on top of her as the trial into her alleged rape in Andros in 2022 continued.
Eight held as RBDF disrupts suspected human smuggling plot
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force said officers disrupted a suspected human smuggling operation on Wednesday following coordinated surveillance and patrol activity over a two-day period.
Woman accused of knife assault at restaurant denied bail
A WOMAN was denied bail on Monday after she was accused of assaulting another woman with a knife at a restaurant last month.
Bail violation charge withdrawn after conditions amended
A MAN awaiting trial for allegedly possessing an unlicensed firearm had a bail violation charge withdrawn after proving his bail conditions had been amended.
Two men charged with having sex with 14-year-old girls
A GRAND Bahama father of two accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
Man charged with murder in GB nightclub stabbing
A 24-year-old Grand Bahama man accused of a fatal stabbing at a nightclub was charged with murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.
Mom: Man broke in twice and raped my daughter
A MOTHER testified yesterday that a man broke into her house in Andros twice in 2022 and raped her daughter during the second intrusion.
