Courts
Victim shot and killed in front of family
(CNS): Jovin Omar Fuentes (32), a father of two, was gunned down outside a Bodden Town mini-mart last summer in front of several members of his family who said they recognised and knew the shooter, the court heard Tuesday. As the crown opened its case against Javon James Dixon (29) for the murder of Fuentes […]
West Bay man denies charges in barroom shooting
(CNS): Drewan Elvis Ebanks (24) pleaded not guilty on Friday to attempted murder and the possession of an unlicensed firearm. Ebanks is accused of trying to kill another man in a shooting outside the Power Supply Bar in the Marquee Plaza around 7:20pm on Sunday, 18 December, when the victim received a single gunshot wound to […]
Former cop denies helping killer to defeat justice
(CNS): A former police constable, who cannot be named in the media because of a court order, has denied helping Roger Davard Bush in his attempts to evade justice for murdering his son. The ex-cop, who lives in George Town, pleaded not guilty on Friday to both perverting and obstructing justice as well as breach […]
Couple denies seized cash was from illegal source
(CNS): A local couple from George Town are expected to face trial later this year after they both denied allegations that they were in possession of over CI$5,000 in cash that was the proceeds of crime. The money was seized by police on 2 July last year when Shantal Rene Rankin (22) was stopped during […]
Suspected Russian gun smuggler bailed for $30k
(CNS): Anton Parygin (45), who was arrested at Owen Roberts Airport at the weekend after three firearms were found in his luggage, has been released from jail after he posted a $30,000 bail and surrendered his three passports. Parygin, who is a Russian national but also has Canadian and Israeli citizenship, will be staying at […]
Community service for animal cruelty conviction
(CNS): Rohan Omar Webster was ordered to undertake 80 hours of community service during the next twelve months when he appeared in Summary Court on Monday for sentencing following a conviction in December for animal cruelty. Webster was in possession of 15 roosters whose wattles and combs had been removed and their spurs filed.
Customs officer admits having two illegal guns and ammo
(CNS): Timothy Earle McKenzie (45), a customs officer for more than two decades, has admitted to the illegal possession of two handguns and over 50 rounds of ammunition. The veteran civil servant, who has no previous convictions, appeared in court Wednesday and entered guilty pleas to two counts of possession of an illegal firearm and […]
Cops found gun in backpack during home search
(CNS): A jury heard how police conducting a search of Adam Marvick Llewellyn’s home in the Rock Hole area of George Town last May found a .38 revolver and five rounds of ammunition in a pouch inside a backpack in his bedroom. Llewellyn (54) has denied that the weapon was his. As Orrett Brown opened […]
Passenger charged with gun smuggling
(CNS): Anton Parygin (45), who was arrested by Customs and Border Control at the weekend after they discovered three guns in his bags, appeared in Summary Court on Tuesday via video link from the detention centre. Defence attorney James Stenning asked for an adjournment of the case after receiving the charging documents from the crown […]
Ex-customs officer jailed for helping smuggle ganja
(CNS): A former customs officer accused of helping drug smugglers move six and a half pounds of ganja through the airport was handed an 18-month sentence earlier this month, nine months of which was suspended. Eddree Joann Fisher was first arrested over the allegations in May 2018 but wasn’t charged until three and a half […]
Jackson and Soto to stand trial together
(CNS): The two men who were charged separately with murdering Harry Elliott, a former prison officer who was gunned down at a gambling shop in George Town last year, will be tried together. Justin Kyle Jackson and Eric Brian Williams Soto are now facing a joint indictment for killing Elliott and for the possession of […]
