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Selvin Chinnery gets 6mths prison time for nail gun shooting incident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Jost Van Dyke resident Selvin Chinnery will be spending Christmas at HM Prison in Balsam Ghut after being handed a custodial sentence of six (6) months by Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards today, November 21, 2013.
Jerome Allen to know fate on Friday Nov. 22
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Jerome Allen, who was charged with possession of firearm and ammunition, will now know his fate on Friday November 22, 2013.
Jefferson Joseph sentenced to 30 months in prison
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Jefferson Joseph, who police allege was in the company of another when he was stopped by a traffic officer and found to be in possession of a loaded firearm and was subsequently slapped with other charges including drug possession, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison.
Defendants fume at long delays in court hearings
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Continued delays in several hearings before the civil and criminal courts in the Virgin Islands have left several defendants fuming at the length of time with which the justice system is taking to process their matters, even as they remain incarcerated.
UPDATE: Guishard’s print allegedly at crime scene – Officer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The trial of Doyle Guishard continued yesterday, November 12, 2013 with evidence being led by a police officer at the Magistrate’s Court.
Teen remanded on aggravated burglary charge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Tyrell Samuel, 18, was denied bail when he appeared before the Magistrate’s court on charges of aggravated burglary and criminal damage today, November 7, 2013.
‘Letty’ & Lucien to be tried in Jan. 2014
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The trial of Violet ‘Letty’ Hodge and Lucien Smith is now expected to begin early next year after the case was adjourned today, November 6, 2013.
Fight over school bag lands Vincentian man in court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Vincentian national, Keith Quammie, was convicted on four separate counts of assault and damage to property when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards on Friday, November 1, 2013.
Man tells court stress of girlfriend's bills leads him to drink
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Merlin Ceasor, 30, told the Magistrate’s Court that he mistakenly took up another man’s phone because he was drunk at the time and thought the phone was his.
RiteWay robbery suspect allegedly kept gun for safety – Court hears
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Patrickson Magloire, 51, the man suspected of being involved in a robbery of RiteWay recently, allegedly told police that he kept a gun for his own safety. This was revealed when he was brought before the Magistrate’s Court on two additional charges today, October 30, 2013.
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