Caribbean Times 100th issue - Friday 29th April 2016

Friday 29th April 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 5
Gaynor convicted on all
charges, sentenced to prison
Alecia Mc Pherson
On Thursday April 21
last week, David Gaynor
alias “Yardman” aged 20
of Nut Grove appeared before
Magistrate Wason in
the Traffic Court facing four
traffic offence charges: Driving
without a licence, driving
without third party insurance,
dangerous driving and
failure to report accident.
He pleaded guilty to all
four charges and was remanded
until Thursday April
28, 2016 for sentencing.
On April 10 at about
10:30pm Officers were
called to the scene of a traffic
accident, in which one
was left hospitalized after
Gaynor lost control of the
car he was driving sending
it straight into a utility pole,
the impact police say caused
the said pole to be up rooted
from its spot.
Police arrived at accident
site at Big Creek in the
vicinity of Caribbean Suite
Apartment to find vehicle
R963 abandoned as the defendant
reportedly fled the
scene.
Reports are that Gaynor
and two other passengers,
Dennis Stanford
alias “Dusty” and another
whose only name given was
“Bobo”, both of whom also
resides in Nut Grove, were
all returning home from a
party at Ffryes’ Beach when
the accident occurred.
An unknown motorist
having noticed the crash site
stopped to render assistance
to the occupants, called for
EMS and Police after which
he assisted the defendant to
remove injured Sanford out
of the vehicle, but the defendant
and the other occupant
allegedly fled the scene
thereafter on foot.
Sanford, aged 35 of Nut
Grove Village, reportedly
told police that the last thing
he remembers was the vehicle
drifting out of control before
waking up in the hospital
in severe pain and a team
of medical professionals attending
to him.
Sanford who needed to
wear a neck brace suffered
multiple injuries and was
released from MSJMC on
Wednesday April 20.
Yesterday Gaynor appeared
once again before the
court.
For driving without third
party risk vehicle insurance
he was convicted and sentenced
to one month in prison
and was also placed on
one year probation, breach
of this probation will result
to three weeks imprisonment.
He was fined $500 for the
charge of failing to report an
accident to be paid by May
27, 2016; in default of payment
he will serve thirty
days in prison.
For dangerous driving he
was convicted and disqualified
from holding a driver’s
licence for one year, in default
of this order he will be
sentenced to thirty days imprisonment.
For the charge of driving
without a driver’s licence He
was convicted reprimanded
and discharged.
Richardson found guilty of possession
Alecia McPherson
Possession of camouflage uniform resembling
that of the Antigua and Barbuda
Defence Force and, possession of an imitation
firearm for which he is unable to provide
satisfactory reasons for the possession were
the charges upon which 45 year-old Alphonso
Richardson alias “Panic” was brought before
Chief Magistrate Jo-Ann Walsh at the District
‘A’ Court yesterday.
The items believed to have been used in
the commission of crimes were found in the
number 19 booth, of the Vegetable Market located
on Market Street, which is rented to the
defendant as he plies his trade as a vendor at
the said market.
The court heard that on Friday April 22,
2016 at about 06:20pm the items were discovered
after officers from the Criminal Investigations
Department went in search of
Richardson having received information that
he has a firearm in his possession.
Richardson was ordered to open the padlocks
on his booth as well as that of a trolley
which was secured to it. Search of the trolley
revealed one camouflage jacket paired with
pants, an imitation gun, a pair of Timberland
boots, and a tam with eyes and mouth cut
outs.
During the search of the booth officers
found one pair of binoculars, a pair of men’s
shoe and a black hoodie.
He was asked to whom do the items belong;
he reportedly responded “Officer the
things you find inside the booth belong to me.
I don’t know who the other things in the trolley
belong to”.
As a result he was arrested on suspicion
of robbery, taken into custody and given the
mentioned charges.
In court, Richardson pleaded guilty to
both charges. He told the court that he found
the firearm and put it in the stall, he further
admitted that he is the owner of the other
items but stated that he is not into crime.
cont’d on pg 6