Drug smugglers fail in challenge
THE PRIVY Council advised the dismissal of the appeal of alleged drug smugglers who sought to challenge their extradition to the United States to stand trial for a host of drug trafficking offences.
Man accused of threat to kill Bastian
A 30-year-old man who claimed he threatened to kill diplomat Sebastian Bastian and harm his business partner because their employees were harassing him was yesterday remanded to prison pending an evaluation.
Child abductor given probation
A SUPREME Court judge recently sentenced a woman who in 2019 abducted four boys and attempted to kidnap a fifth one to three years’ probation.
Man denies stealing from car
A 38-year-old man who denied breaking into a woman’s car and stealing $2,000 worth of items was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
Pickpocket offered women rides then took their cash
AN HABITUAL offender who stole money from two elderly women after offering to give them rides had her case adjourned to September pending an evaluation from the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre.
Customer robbed as he made bank deposit
A MAN was robbed in broad daylight while making a bank deposit in the Harbour Bay Shopping Plaza yesterday.
Trying to stop arrest ends up costing $525
A WOMAN who tried to prevent her teen relative from being arrested must pay $525 to avoid spending a month behind bars.
Two men face court on murder charges
TWO men were charged with murder yesterday in connection with two separate incidents that occurred over the Independence Day holiday weekend.
Court lawyer to represent man who killed godmother
A MAN seeking to challenge the sentence he received for strangling his 49-year-old godmother and leaving her dead in a bathtub will receive a court-appointed lawyer for his appeal application.
Abaco man shot by police
AN Abaco man “who pointed an unidentified object” at an officer was shot by police yesterday.
Two girls stabbed
TWO girls were stabbed during an argument in Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, on Friday, police said.
$1,000 or three months in jail for marijuana charge
A 21-year-old man who was caught purchasing marijuana must pay $1,000 to avoid spending three months in jail.
Man pleads guilty to housebreaking and stealing
A MAGISTRATE is to determine the fate of a man who admitted to breaking into a woman’s house and stealing an assortment of cash earlier this year.
Police officer 'found firearm, drugs at man's home'
A POLICE officer on Friday testified as to how he found a firearm and a quantity of drugs at a man’s residence last year.
Man filmed fighting policeman jailed for eight months
THE 23-year-old man who was filmed fighting an officer who attempted to arrest him over a traffic violation was yesterday sentenced to eight months in prison.
