Caribbean Times 55th Issue - Wednesday 20th July 2016

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6 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g Wednesday 20th July 2016 Fight leaves duo with criminal charges By Alecia Mc Pherson 25 year-old Akeem Joseph of Cassada Gardens pleaded guilty to two counts of Larceny and was sentenced to two years imprisonment when he appeared at the St. John’s Magistrates Court yesterday. On July 16th, 2016 Marva Peters made a report to By Deborah A. Parker A fight between two men about a year ago has left both with criminal charges. Andre Stuart has been charged with wounding with intent. Like the virtual complainant, Sujaye Christian, Stuart has also been charged with battery. Stuart was slapped with the wounding charge, which is of an indictable nature, after it was alleged that he seriously wounded Christian during a brawl. When the case was mentioned before Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel yesterday, Stuart’s attorney pointed out that the matter had been in the court for over a year, and asked that it be discontinued, since the police after her phone was stolen. Peters told police that about 3:00 p.m. on the said date she went shopping at nearby supermarket when her phone was stolen and believed it was the defendant who committed the offence, as he was present at the establishment at the said time. However the defendant denied the allegations. Officers continued investigations into the matter and went to the defendant’s home to execute a search warrant. It is reported that the defendant was found hiding in his bathroom with the said phone in his position. A further search of the home revealed a Samsung she is yet to receive a file. The police prosecutor, on the other hand requested a short adjournment.. Magistrate Emanuel, in the meantime, threatened to throw the matter out if things are not in place, when the matter is again mentioned on Thursday of this week. Joseph sentenced to two years at HMP J5 cellular phone, belonging 24 year-old Marlon Washington, which was reported stolen on July 2nd, 2016. Joseph is known to the court and has had a number of previous convictions. He was convicted and sentenced to one year for each charge with sentences to run consecutively. Picadilly man fined for traffic offenses By Alecia Mc Pherson Martin Merritt of Picadilly had his license suspended and was made to pay a fine when he appeared before Magistrate Wason at the St. John’s Magistrates Court yesterday. The defendant gained more than he bargained for when on July 8th, 2016 he collided into an on coming vehicle while driving on Cobbs Cross main road. Police were called to the scene of the accident which occurred at about 7:10 p.m. on the aforementioned date, it is reported that the defendant, driver of a black pickup, was driving from north to south on Cobbs Cross main road when he ran into the right side of the vehicle driven by 31-year old Akeem Cabey of Picadilly. In court, he pleaded guilty to driving without vehicle insurance, driving an unlicenced vehicle, and dangerous driving. He was convicted and fined $1,000.00 for driving without insurance, to be paid by September 8th, 2016, in default of payment he would be sentenced to thirty days in prison; he was convicted reprimanded and discharged of driving an unlicenced vehicle; for dangerous driving he was convicted and his license suspended until August 7th, 2016. In default he would be sentenced to thirty days at HMP.
Wednesday 20th July 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 7 Parents refuse to seek psychiatric help for their son By Deborah A. Parker Parents of a seemingly disturbed 22-year-old man ignored the court’s recommendation to get their son evaluated, and when the young man appeared in court yesterday, he only intensified his ‘unstable’ behaviour. The man appeared in District B before Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel yesterday, charged with being found in an enclosed property, with the intent to commit larceny. Reports are that a Swetes resident secured her home and left for work at about 7:14 a.m. on May 24 The complainant returned home at about 9:55 a.m. to find the offender sitting at her dining table. Frightened, she called 911. The young man was taken into custody, and admitted to committing the offence. However, when he was brought before the court days after the incident, his somewhat odd behaviour led the court to order a psychiatric evaluation. Unfortunately, that order was disregarded. The offender’s father was present in court yesterday, and bluntly asked Magistrate Emanuel, “What is wrong with him?” The father went on to suggest that nothing is wrong with his son, and added that was the said view the young man’s mother had. But, the behaviour of the offender would again prove questionable when he stood in the witness box. He would interrupt the magistrate with inaudible utterances several times, hissed his teeth loudly before bursting into tears. This would lead Magistrate Emanuel to point out that it was ‘unfortunate’ that the court’s recommendation had been disregarded. “His behaviour is from one extreme to the next,” she added. In terms if sentencing, Police Prosecutor Sergeant Dane Bontiff in the meantime recommended that owing to the state of the youth that no fine or custodial sentence be imposed on him. Bontiff also pointed out that the young man was once living with the complainant, and it was as a result of his behaviour that he was put out of the house. The young man was placed on one year’s probation. He was told that if breached, he could be brought back before the court to be sentenced for this offence.
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