Courts
Repeat sex-offender admits indecent act on beach
(CNS): Ronnie Rodney Ebanks (53) pleaded guilty in Summary Court last week to an indecent act in relation to an incident in January when he was caught on video exposing himself on the beach in front of children. He is a known offender and was under a sexual harm prevention order from 2017, which was […]
Killers sent to UK will get a special court hearing
(CNS): Two local brothers who were convicted in 2016 of murdering Jason Powery in July 2015 at a George Town bar and then forcibly sent to the UK in 2017 to serve their life sentences on grounds of national security have brought a legal challenge asking to be returned home to the Cayman Islands. Following […]
Hung jury means second trial for bar owner
(CNS): A George Town nightclub owner who was charged with possession of an unlicensed handgun will face a second trial after a jury was unable to come to a decision at the end of his first trial last week. Kirk Munroe (40), who owns the Ultra Lounge, was remanded in custody when the jurors failed […]
Elvis denies threatening CJ, cops or lawyers
(CNS): Elvis McKeever (63) from Cayman Brac has denied charges of inciting civil disorder or threatening Chief Justice Anthony Smellie, lawyers working in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions or the police during video on social media in November last year.
Silent witnesses allowed suspect killer to walk free
(CNS): The man that police believe killed Darrington Ebanks (29) on Christmas Day 2018 walked free because of the silence of those present on the night he was shot, according to detectives who investigated the murder. Following the coroner’s inquest last week, when Ebanks’ death was confirmed an unlawful killing, the police said the case […]
Crown: speed, negligence caused fatal boat crash
(CNS): The speed, acceleration, poor judgment and general negligence of boat captain Sean Michael McDonald (38) when he was at the helm of the Pepper Jelly on 11 August 2019 caused a fatal crash in the North Sound between that boat and a smaller vessel, a court heard Tuesday.
Couple guilty of armed Tortuga robbery
(CNS): Richard Edward Nash (27) and Kasnique Cupid (37) were found guilty on Friday of a violent robbery at the Tortuga liquor store in Governor’s Square on the evening of 7 February 2020. They were convicted of a joint enterprise following a judge-alone trial before Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop in November last year, after a mistrial […]
COVID-positive traveller jailed for 4 months
(CNS): A woman who boarded a Cayman Airways flight last year when she had symptoms and knew she had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 has been jailed. Stephany Clarke (28) from Jamaica was sentenced in Summary Court on Tuesday to four months following her conviction for breaching Cayman’s COVID-19 regulations.
Man claims gun possession was ‘exceptional’
(CNS): Adwen Anthony Simpson (37) from George town has admitted having a .38 revolver loaded with four rounds of ammunition hidden under the car seat when he was stopped by police last October on Shedden Road. Appearing in Grand Court Friday, Simpson pleaded guilty to having the gun and ammunition but his attorney told the […]
Ex-Brac candidate to fight ICT harassment case
(CNS): The lawyer acting on behalf of Elvis McKeever (63), who stood as a candidate for Cayman Brac East in the 2021 elections, has said her client will be pleading not guilty to the charges against him when he is served with papers. McKeever appeared in Grand Court on Friday via video link, accused of […]
Men charged after trying to run down woman
(CNS): Two men have been charged with attempted GBH after deliberately driving a car at a woman outside a George Town bar a year ago on New Year’s Eve. The case against Cody and Wayne Wright was transmitted to the Grand Court following a summary hearing Tuesday, when Wayne Wright failed to appear. Both men […]
