Courts
Ex-cop guilty of conning elderly victim
(CNS): Daniel Meeks (34), a former police officer who was in the RCIPS for six years and the Jamaican police before that, was found guilty this week of misconduct in public office for conning an elderly woman into putting his name on her home ownership papers.
Second carer’s evidence backs colleague
(CNS): A second former care home worker charged with the manslaughter of Risco Batten (14) echoed evidence given by his colleague when he took the stand Thursday. The teenager drowned more than four years ago during a tragic fishing trip at South Sound. Larry Levers (47), who worked with Micheal Stewart at the Bonaventure Boys […]
Care worker saw no risk on fateful fishing trip
(CNS): Micheal Stewart (65), a former care worker charged with manslaughter, told a jury he was devastated by the death of Risco Batten, a teenage boy who drowned on a fishing trip while being supervised by him and Larry Levers, a colleague from the Bonaventure Boys Home. As he gave his evidence, Stewart said he […]
West Bay gunman jailed for 24 years
(CNS): A West Bay man who has long been associated with armed gangs has been handed a 24-year prison sentence, having been convicted of trying to murder his former girlfriend and her lover in 2015. Aaron Crawford (27) was convicted several weeks ago but details of the case were under wraps because he had several […]
Home invader gets ‘life’ in jail
(CNS): Elmer Wright (26) is now the second person in the Cayman Islands to be given an indeterminate ‘life’ sentence for a crime other than murder. Wright, who already has a serious criminal history, was told he would have to serve at least 18 years before he is eligible for a parole hearing, with no […]
Wright guilty in violent home invasion
(CNS): Elmer Wright (26) has been found guilty of five out of six charges against him relating to a horrifying, violent home invasion that took place in Prospect in June 2017. As a result of this serious conviction for robbery, possession of a gun and related crimes, in addition to a guilty verdict against him […]
Tagged man guilty in ammo case
(CNS): Elmer Wright (26) was convicted on Tuesday of possessing over 100 rounds of ammunition and a bullet-proof vest, after a judge said he was sure Wright had hidden the illegal items in the bushes off Crewe Road. Wright was arrested when the contraband was discovered and a fingerprint match was found on the bag […]
Man faces serious charge after bar fight
(CNS): A 39-year-old man from Bodden Town is facing charges of wounding with intent in connection with serious injuries he allegedly inflicted on another man during a fight outside a central George Town bar last year. The man, who was recently arrested and then subsequently charged, was expected in court Tuesday.
Boat pilot denies manslaughter charges
(CNS): Sean Michael McDonald (36) from Prospect denied charges of manslaughter and grievous bodily harm when he appeared in court Friday in connection with a boat crash last summer. McDonald pleaded not guilty to the manslaughter of John Turner (70), a UK-national living in Cayman, and Emmanuel Brown (49), a former police officer from George […]
Fingerprint and tag lead cops to suspect
(CNS): Elmer Wright (25) from George Town appeared on trial for firearms offenses Thursday, having denied possessing 120 rounds of ammunition and a bullet-proof vest found in bushes off Crewe Road in the summer of 2017. But the crown says he was in possession of the illegal items because his fingerprint was found on the […]
DPP: Appeal court sends strong deterrent message
(CNS): The lengthy tariffs that prosecutors secured in the Grand Court over the last few years for killers now serving life sentences in HMP Northward were all upheld by the Court of Appeal in 2019, which the director of public prosecutions said serves as an important deterrent. In his address at the opening of the […]
