McCartney ‘shot in face and run over by hummer’
A JURY heard testimony yesterday from a person who said they saw businessman Kurt McCartney being shot in the face and then rolled over by a Hummer in Gambier Village following an argument that turned physical.
Woman accused of murder
A 29-year-old Haitian woman was charged with murder in the Freeport Magistrates Court yesterday.
Murder trial still delayed over jury selection issues
A JURY pool was exhausted yesterday in an attempt to select 12 persons and three alternates to hear evidence in a murder trial concerning the fatal shooting of businessman Kurt McCartney.
Three accused in murder cases are in Sandilands
THREE men with pending murder cases awaiting transfer to the Supreme Court were not present in court yesterday because they are in the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre being monitored.
UPDATED: Grand Bahama Police find man shot dead in car
A MAN was found shot dead in a vehicle parked at an abandoned building complex in Freeport on Monday, pushing the island’s murder count to 17 for the year in Grand Bahama.
Teen accused of killing teacher
A 17-year-old boy previously enrolled in alternative education programme for disruptive and challenged students appeared before a magistrate yesterday accused of having a role in three recent murders including that of an elementary school teacher and an autistic man.
Three denied bail over drugs haul
THREE men were remanded to prison without bail yesterday after being charged in connection with a near $200,000 marijuana seizure.
Former policeman guilty of marijuana possession
AN ex-policeman was spared an immediate prison sentence yesterday after he pleaded guilty to possession of nearly $7,000 worth of marijuana.
Murder trial delayed by lack of jurors
THE expected start of a murder trial into the fatal shooting of businessman Kurt McCartney in Gambier Village did not happen yesterday due to insufficient jurors for the empanelling process.
Police hunt four men who shot at officers during high-speed chase
POLICE are on the hunt for four men who escaped on foot after shooting at officers during a high-speed chase early in New Providence on Sunday morning.
Three men arrested in marijuana bust
DRUG Enforcement officers have dealt another major blow to drug traffickers in the Bahamas following the arrest of three men and the seizure of 195lbs of marijuana on Friday night.
Jamaican women arrested over alleged prostitution
Three Jamaican women allegedly involved in prostitution were apprehended by authorities at an apartment complex in Grand Bahama this week.
FNM Deputy: It is about time to get serious on crime
FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest yesterday applauded the Royal Bahamas Police Force’s latest efforts to combat crime but said it is “unfortunate” that 134 people had to die for the government to finally get serious.
Suspects caught: Two men arrested over murder of teacher
POLICE have arrested two men in connection with the murder of 34-year-old Queen’s College teacher and mother of two, Joyelle McIntosh, Commissioner Ellison Greenslade revealed yesterday.
UPDATED: Stephen Serrette gets 15-year sentence for molesting boy
A MAN who yesterday described his conviction for sexual assault and abetment to sexual assault of a minor as a “miscarriage of justice” told a judge and jury before sentencing that “I’ve never been a homosexual in my life”.
