Caribbean Times 99th issue - Thursday 28th April 2016

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Thursday 28th April 2016
Dangerous drivers fined, licenses suspended
Alecia Mc Pherson
Ronnie James age 33 of Long Street
was convicted and fined $1,000 and has
his driver’s license suspended when he
appeared before Magistrate Wason at
the District A Magistrates Court. The
defendant was in court on a charge for
dangerous driving.
On February 3 rd 2016 Officers from
the traffic department were conducting a
traffic check at the junction of American
and All Saints Road when at about 9:45
Green committed to
stand trial at High Court
Alecia McPherson
Saralee Green of Marble Hill
facing charges under the Misuse of
Drugs Act has been committed to
stand trial in the High Court during
the September’s assizes.
Concerned in the supply of cannabis,
unlawful possession of cannabis,
unlawful possession with intent
to transfer and drug trafficking were
the charges incurred after a large
quantity of cannabis were found in
her possession.
Reports are that on December
3, 2015 officers from the ONDCP
intercepted the vehicle Green was
driving, a search was executed thereafter
and a number of tightly packed
marijuana in brick form were found
secured in bags hidden in the vehicle.
The drugs were seized and
weighted 489.8Lbs with estimated
wholesale value of $1,959,200.00EC.
Green appeared before Chief
Magistrate Jo-Anne Walsh yesterday
at the District ‘A’ Court where the
charges were read to her; however
she was not required to plead to the
charges until trial in the High Court
am the defendant who was the driver of
motor car A2446, was seen running the
red traffic light long after it would’ve
turned red and vehicles were already
travelling from West to East through the
junction.
The defendant was stopped and cautioned
about the offence and was subsequently
taken to the Police Headquarters
where he was charge. He was given until
March 3 rd to pay the fine and drivers
license suspended for one week.
Alecia Mc Pherson
Vernon Braithwaite of Sutherlands
yesterday appeared at the St. John’s Magistrates
Court having been charged of two
traffic offences.
The court heard that on April 20, last
week while on St. John’s Street Officers
observed Braithwaite, the driver of vehicle
A26175, driving in a suspicious manner.
As a result, he was stopped and asked
to present his drivers licence, but the defendant
told officers that he does not own
a driver’s licence. In addition, inspection
of the vehicle revealed that it does not have
Deborah A Parker
A mother and her son
were relieved of a battery
charge when they appeared
before Magistrate
Ngaio Emanuel.
The charge against the
duo was brought in February.
A man accused of sexually
molesting a relative of
the two mentioned people
had reported to the police
that he was battered at their
hands.
The complainant however
refused medical attention
and also refused
to give a statement to the
police.
Officers on the same date did also arrest
and charge Verlinda Roberts age 63
of Picadilly for dangerous driving as she
too ran the red traffic light; she appeared
before Magistrates Wason to answer to
the charge.
The defendant was the driver of motor
car A9594 and was travelling from
East to West through the said junction.
The defendant was fined $1,000 to be
paid by March 3, 2016 and driver’s license
suspended for one month.
Braithwaite convicted of traffic offences
a valid registration tag on the wind screen.
He was arrested and taken into custody and
given a set of charges.
Charged with driving an unlicensed
vehicle, in court he pleaded guilty to this
charge and he was convicted reprimanded
and discharged; for driving without a licence
he also plead guilty and he was fined
$500 to be paid by June 9,2016.
In default of this payment he will serve
one month in prison. Braithwaite was also
ordered to pay a fine of $2,500 to the court
for driving without vehicle insurance,
which must be paid by April 26, 2016.
Battery charge against mother and son dismissed
On those grounds the
police prosecution threw
the matter out.
Teen gets 48-hour stay at ‘1735’
Deborah A Parker
A teenage boy was sent on a 48-hour stay at Her
Majesty’s prison for the repeated breach of his probation.
The troubled teen allegedly battered another youth
last month, and was charged.
Against the advice of his guardian he also went to a
recently held event and returned home during the wee
hours of the morning.
When he appeared before Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel
in District B this week, the court ordered him remanded.
He is expected to return to court this morning.