Tag: Dexter Bodden

Sentence suspended for local musician

Sentence suspended for local musician

| 25/10/2019 | 26 Comments

(CNS); Popular country music performer Dexter Bodden (61) will not be going to prison after a judge suspended the 20-month sentence he received for a conviction for wounding. The local entertainer had pleaded guilty to the charge following an incident back in 2016, when he woke up and found a man in his truck outside […]

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Judge urged not to send ‘national treasure’ to jail

Judge urged not to send ‘national treasure’ to jail

| 14/10/2019 | 61 Comments

(CNS): A judge was urged by a defence attorney not to send local musician Dexter Bodden (61) to jail, when he appeared in court on Friday to face a charge of wounding. Nicholas Dixey described his client as a “national treasure” who brings enormous pleasure to people through his music. Bodden pleaded guilty earlier this […]

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Coconut Cowboy denies allegations of GBH

Coconut Cowboy denies allegations of GBH

| 27/04/2018 | 0 Comments

(CNS):  Local country music star Dexter Bodden has denied accusations of wounding causing grievous bodily harm in connection with an incident at his home in George Town in December 2016. The well-known Caymanian entertainer pleaded not guilty to the charges regarding an alleged assault on Dave Rocket who Bodden reportedly caught on his property attempting […]

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Musician angered by release of suspect shooter

Musician angered by release of suspect shooter

| 25/01/2018 | 66 Comments

(CNS): Dexter Bodden has said he is angry and disappointed that the man he believes shot him has not been charged after he made it clear to the police that he is willing to give evidence in court about what happened and who his attacker was. The popular local musician said that he knows the […]

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Local musician critical after shooting

Local musician critical after shooting

| 16/01/2018 | 72 Comments

(CNS): Dexter Bodden, a well-known local musician, is in hospital in critical condition after he was shot by a lone gunman outside his home in George Town yesterday evening. The police said that Bodden, who is also known as the Calypso Cowboy, had arrived at his house at the junction of Avon Way and Eastern […]

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