Charges dismissed against Scrooge Brown
CHARGES against an inner-city community activist accused of being the aggressor in an altercation with police were dismissed by a magistrate yesterday.
Police issue plea to find two wanted men
POLICE yesterday captured another one of the country’s most wanted suspects, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean.
Pathologist tells jury cause of Kurt McCartney’s death
A pathologist told jurors hearing evidence in a trial into the murder of a prominent businessman yesterday that the victim not only died of a gunshot wound to the head but significant blunt force trauma to most parts of his body.
Key witness quizzed again in McCartney murder trial
A LAWYER for one of five persons alleged to have a role in the death of businessman Kurt McCartney probed the criminal history of the prosecution’s key witness yesterday in the Supreme Court.
Student stabbed in fight over video game
A 16-year-old boy was stabbed in the neck during an argument at C R Walker Senior High School early yesterday morning.
Bid for early release dismissed by judge
A JUDGE yesterday dismissed a man’s request for early release from prison in an application that disputed the lawfulness of his four-year mandatory minimum sentence for firearm and ammunition possession.
Judge dismisses bail plea by men facing extradition
FIVE of 11 men whose extradition requests to the United States on drug trafficking charges have been approved by the Court of Appeal must now ask that same court to consider reinstating their bail after a Supreme Court judge yesterday dismissed their bail applications.
US Embassy issues Christmas crime warning
The US Embassy in Nassau has issued a Christmas crime warning for American residents living in The Bahamas or planning travel to this country, urging them to “remain on heightened alert to avoid being a victim of crime”.
Shot Haitian man has illegal entry charge dismissed
A HAITIAN man who was shot in Eleuthera during an argument with authorities during an immigration exercise earlier this year had his charge of illegal entry dismissed by a Magistrate’s Court judge yesterday.
Gunshots leave man dead in Grand Bahama
A MAN was shot dead in Grand Bahama yesterday evening pushing the country’s murder count to 137 for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.
Two charged with murder
TWO Grand Bahama men were arraigned on a murder charge in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
Witness says he picked out woman in identity parade
A JURY heard yesterday from an anonymous witness that the female he saw arguing with businessman Kurt McCartney in Gambier Village was picked out by him in an identification parade.
Man charged with murder over death by beating
A MAN appeared in Magistrate’s’ Court yesterday charged in connection with a recent beating death that police have classified as a murder.
Kurt McCartney murder case: Jury excused for discussions
CRUCIAL details in the testimony of a key witness to the fatal shooting of businessman Kurt McCartney led a judge to excuse a jury for the day while prosecution and lawyers for the accused held extensive legal discussions in their absence.
No decision on murder trial date until next year
A MAN accused of fatally stabbing a victim outside a club last summer will have to wait until next year to find out when he will be tried for the murder.
