Crime & Court

Police shooting: second arrest

Police officers last night arrested a second suspect in connection with the shooting of Supt Clayton Fernander.

Mystery remains as 2nd officer still unconscious

DETAILS surrounding the alleged shooting of a police constable remain unknown, Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade explained yesterday, as the victim has been unconscious – with injuries to the head – since Wednesday night.

Police force launches web shops Investigation

THE Royal Bahamas Police Force has launched an intensive investigation into all web shops throughout the country to determine whether illegal activities are taking place, according to Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade.

Man gunned down in latest killing

POLICE are calling for at-risk young men to confide in authorities after a man they believe was targeted was gunned down outside a Johnson Road home.

Possibly fatal bullet was deflected from officer's heart

ALTHOUGH senior officer Clayton Fernander may have to undergo amputation after he was shot multiple times at “point blank range” Wednesday night, Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said “it’s nothing short of a miracle” that a gold medallion hanging around his neck deflected bullets from directly striking his heart.

Cellmate of man who died in custody deported a week later

THE HAITIAN man who was in the holding cell with Aaron Rolle at the Southern Police Station was deported a week after Rolle’s death, the Coroner’s Court was told yesterday.

Six arrested after marijuana discovery

FREEPORT – Bahamian authorities arrested six persons after $86,000 worth of marijuana was discovered on a boat.

Two face court accused with 26th murder of the year

TWO MEN accused of being responsible for the country’s 26th homicide for the year were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon.

Man who claimed brutality walks free from court

A MAN who claimed police beat him to get a confession concerning a 2010 murder was unanimously acquitted in Supreme Court.

SHOOTING OF POLICEMAN: Man held

A 23-year-old man is in custody in connection with the shooting of Superintendent Clayton Fernander

UPDATED: Commissioner hopeful that Clayton Fernander will pull through

TWO policemen – including senior officer Clayton Fernander – were shot in separate incidents last night, prompting Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade to call for the Bahamian public to unite to fight the unprecedented level of crime facing the nation.

Charges against Newbold's fellow sprinter dismissed

PROSECUTORS have dismissed charges against Bahamian track star Stephen Newbold’s fellow sprinter – after the pair were accused following a gun incident in Florida.

Man accused of killing Marco seeks trial delay

KOFHE Goodman, the accused man slated to stand trial for the murder of Marco Archer, is asking the presiding judge in his case to have the trial stayed indefinitely as he fears he will not receive a fair trial because of the publicity the case has attracted.