Matthew Sewell granted bail
SUPREME Court Justice Bernard Turner granted 27-year-old Matthew Sewell bail on Friday, the latest turn of events in the Jamaican's years of encounters with the law.
Ex-nanny stole from employers to fund Bahamas vacation
BOSTON (AP) - A former nanny for a Boston family who admitted to stealing more than $280,000 from her employers for vacations to the Bahamas and luxury jewellery is heading to prison.
Investigation into convict’s escape not over
ACTING Deputy Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said yesterday the investigation into how 26-year-old murder convict Ormand Leon escaped from a police bus in February is not yet complete.
Man found not guilty of murder during hurricane
A JURY returned majority not guilty verdicts for a man accused of murdering an elderly woman during Hurricane Sandy.
Murder suspect: I was a cocaine dealer not a killer
BASIL Black told the Supreme Court yesterday that he was a “cocaine” pusher but not a killer and denied shooting his 15-year-old girlfriend outside a sports bar in Eight Mile Rock over a year ago.
Legal debate in child porn trial of ex-cop
A MAGISTRATE has asked for submissions from a lawyer defending a former police constable against voyeurism allegations on whether the accused should have been tried in Supreme Court instead of the lower court.
Appeal against extradition dismissed by judge
A JUDGE yesterday dismissed the constitutional applications of the final three of 11 men against whom Court of Appeal judges upheld an extradition order demanding their surrender to the United States to face drug trafficking charges.
Immigration officer will not face trial over rape claim
A SENIOR immigration officer will not stand trial in the Supreme Court on a rape allegation after a magistrate determined that his alleged victim’s testimony was not credible.
Two men caught with cocaine in Bimini
TWO men found with a quantity of cocaine in Bimini on Wednesday night have been arrested by police.
Man accused of series of carjackings
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after being charged in connection with a series of gunpoint carjackings that occurred last month.
Suspect in double murder trial taken to hospital
ONE of four men on trial for a double murder was rushed to hospital yesterday after experiencing an apparent asthma attack.
Police ask for public’s help in search for murder suspect
POLICE are seeking the public’s help in locating 35–year-old Tavares Roker of Daisy Lane, Garden Hills.
Two men dead after overnight shooting incidents
POLICE are investigating two separate shooting incidents that left two men dead late on Tuesday night and early on Wednesday morning.
Police criticised for failing to investigate attack on elderly man
THE family of an elderly man that was reportedly severely beaten “within an inch of his life” five days ago claimed that police have yet to take a statement from the victim or process the crime scene.
Serial rapist sentenced to 43 years in prison
A JUDGE said yesterday that women should be protected from persons like Oscar Ingraham whom she sentenced to 43 years in prison for his third conviction to date for burglary, armed robbery and rape concerning an attack on a second-home owner.
