Caribbean Times 100th issue - Friday 29th April 2016

6 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g
Friday 29th April 2016
Liberta man gets six months at ‘1735’
Deborah A Parker
Six months is the time a 32-year-old
Liberta man will spend at Her Majesty’s
prison for stealing from his mother.
When he appeared before Magistrate
Ngaio Emanuel in District B, Devin Gilead
pleaded guilty to the offence of larceny,
which was committed earlier this month.
Gilead is said to have stolen US$100
from his mothe - An amount which his
mother had carefully hid.
Based on the evidence submitted by the
Alecia Mc Pherson
Jahbari Browne aged 22
of Green Bay was brought
before Magistrate Wason
yesterday at the District ‘A’
charged with dangerous
driving and wearing clothing
resembling the uniform
worn by members of Antigua
and Barbuda Defence
Force. This week, Wednesday
April 27 officers who
were on mobile patrol duty
cont’d from pg 5
Richardson implored the court to be lenient with him
stating among other things that he works hard as a vendor
and has two daughters to support.
The prosecutor said that the mask was not there to be
presented into evidence along with the other items as it
had been sent for forensic analysis. The presiding magistrate
ordered that Richardson pays a fine to the court of
$7,000, but he begged to be given some time to come up
with the money.
For the unlawful possession of the uniform Richardson
was convicted and fined $2,000 of which $1,000 is to
be paid forthwith and the balance by May 16, 2016. For
the charge of possession of a replica gun he was convicted
and fined $5,000 of which $1,000 must be paid on July
16, 2016 and $1,000 every month thereafter, that is until
November 16, 2016. In default of the payments Richardson
would be sentenced to one year on each charge and
the sentences will run concurrently.
offender’s mother, it was out of frustration
she made the report to the police.
The woman told the court that her son
has repeatedly stolen from her.
She saiid she is at that stage now where
she no longer wish to share space with the
offender. Gilead, in the meantime pleaded
with the court for mercy.
He said although he knew it was wrong,
he only took the money to settle a debt,
since the person he owed had threatened to
kill him.
Youth appears in court for dangerous driving
in the Green Bay area arrested
Brown after he was
seen approaching them
from the opposite direction
at high speed on Federation
Road while driving vehicle
A45048. Even as he narrowly
avoided hitting a pedestrian,
Browne reportedly
showed no signs of slowing.
The defendant was then
signaled to pull over but in
an attempt to evade the lawmen
he sped past, in the process
his vehicle came into
harsh contact with the sidewalk
and scarcely avoided
collision with the police vehicle
as the road is narrow.
The officers were forced
to turn around and give
chase and minutes later
caught up with the defendant
who was observed
wearing pants resembling
the uniform of the ABDF.
Browne was told that
is an offence to wear such
clothing without lawful authority,
he was cautioned
about his conduct and taken
into police custody where
he was given the mentioned
charges.
He was found guilty of
unlawfully wearing the military
type clothing. He was
convicted and ordered to
pay a fine of $1,000 by May
6, 2016. In default of this
order he will be sentenced
to thirty days at HMP. He
pleaded not guilty to the
charge of dangerous driving
by speeding; this charge
was dismissed against him.
Two face charge of
ammunition possession
Alecia McPherson
Roger Joseph aged 36 and Alester
Crichton aged 47, both of
whom resides together at Clare
Hall, appeared before Chief Magistrates
Jo-Anne Walsh yesterday
at the District ‘A’ Court having
been jointly charged with the
unlawful possession of eleven
rounds of .22 ammunition.
On Tuesday April 26 of this
week officers armed with a search
warrant executed a search of the
defendants’ premises in search of
unlicensed firearm, ammunition
and controlled drugs.
During the search a transparent
plastic bag containing ammunition
was found in a vase on the
living room table.
Both defendants were questioned
about the discovery and
asked what it was, Joseph reportedly
responded “I don’t know, I
don’t know who put that there”.
The question of whether either
of them owns a firearm licence
was also posed to the defendants
to which Joseph reportedly answered
“Officer me na have no
gun”.
Both men were arrested and
taken into custody and were subsequently
given the mentioned
charged. The ammunition counted
to be 11 .22 caliber rounds.
Joseph pleaded guilty to the
charge; he was convicted and
fined $2,500 to be paid forthwith.
In default of this payment he will
be sentenced to one year at HMP.
Crichton pleaded not guilty and
the charge was withdrawn against
him