Man accused of stealing from church
A MAGISTRATE remanded a man accused of stealing church items to prison on Friday after he claimed he was “forced” by residents in his neighbourhood to commit the act.
Man gets one year sentence, $5,500 fine, for illegal firearm and ammunition
A 21-year-old man was sentenced to one year in prison and fined $5,500 on Friday after he was caught with an illegal firearm and ammunition earlier this month.
28-year sentence for burglary and murder bid is quashed
THE Court of Appeal has quashed a combined 28-year sentence a man received for burglary and attempted murder when he was a teenager, adding that it would not be in the interest of justice to order a retrial.
Two face court over marijuana
TWO men were fined in court yesterday after being found earlier this week with a quantity of marijuana.
Counterfeit claim
A 21-year-old man accused of using counterfeit Bahamian money to purchase a cell phone last month was granted $3,500 bail ahead of his trial.
$800 fine for assaulting officer
A COUPLE was fined $800 yesterday after admitting to assaulting a police officer last month and resisting arrest.
Bags with cocaine found on boat in the Exumas
A Drug Enforcement Unit officer yesterday testified about discovering three bags with suspected cocaine on a vessel captained by a Dominican and Colombian national in the Exuma chain last year.
$400 fine over marijuana
A 44-YEAR-OLD man was yesterday ordered to pay $400 to avoid spending two months behind bars after police found more than five ounces of marijuana in his home last year.
Man convicted of rape
A 28-YEAR-OLD Abaco man was convicted of rape and other serious offences yesterday at the Grand Bahama Supreme Court.
‘I stole conch to support my family’
A 35-YEAR-OLD woman who claimed she stole $100 worth of conch last month to make extra money to support her family was discharged with a warning yesterday.
April date for hostel trial
SIX women charged in connection with the beating of a number of wards at the Children’s Emergency Hostel will stand trial in April.
Released after vagrancy charge
A MAN who spent three months on remand after being arrested for vagrancy last year has been released from custody.
Man in assault claim given bail
A MAN was granted bail yesterday in his ongoing trial in the Magistrate’s Court for allegedly assaulting his neighbour.
AG’s office: Heavenly Terveus was murdered, then killer committed suicide
THE Royal Bahamas Police Force said the Office of the Attorney General has agreed with its conclusion that young mother Heavenly Terveus was killed by her fiancé, who then killed himself.
