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Man arrested for aggravated burglary, kidnapping & attempted murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police arrested a man on suspicion of aggravated burglary with possible charges of kidnapping and attempted murder pending for forcibly removing a woman from her home and running a vehicle over her.
New Magistrate grants two accused Xmas wishes to be with family
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Antonio Joseph Caines, 34, of Duffs Bottom and Osrick DaSilva, 37, a native of St. Vincent both got their Christmas wishes granted by Magistrate Velon John when they appeared before him earlier today December 4, 2013.
Man refuses to accept Sandy Lane report he has ‘underlying issue’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – When Nickhoy Scatliffe appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards on Friday November 29, 2013 he was expecting that the decision would see him never having to go back to the Sandy Lane Centre, however, and to his surprise, it was not to be.
Confessed ‘would be thief’ released to get help
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – ‘Would be thief’ Leslie McKenzie, a 26 year old from Huntums Ghut, was given a chance by Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards to access help when he appeared before her on November 29, 2013.
UPDATE: 12 & 7 yrs for Edwards & Simmonds Jr respectively
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Yan Edwards and Rodney Simmonds Jr were this morning, December 2, 2013 sentenced to several years in prison after they were found guilty of conspiring to murder Cornel Melbourne Francis.
‘Generous’ fine for Malik Aaron thanks to good Sandy Lane report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – It was nothing but the good report from the Sandy Lane Centre that was responsible for Malik Aaron getting a fine of only $10,000 or six months in jail after pleading guilty of possession of a controlled drug (cannabis), which was found in his Haver's Estate home in April, 2013.
Jerome Allen found guilty on arms & ammo charges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Mr Jerome Allen, who was accused of importing arms and explosives into the territory in 2011, has been found guilty on all charges.
UPDATE: 15 months prison time for yacht burglar
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Kempest Bailey, 23, was sentenced to 15 months in prison by Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards today, November 29, 2013 for his crime of burglarizing a yacht.
Magistrate places interdicted prison officer Steve Morton on curfew
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Prison Officer Steve Morton, who has been relieved of his duties pending the outcome of several matters pending against him in the Magistrate’s Court, was placed under strict curfew and the watchful eyes of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) at Virgin Gorda when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards yesterday, November 28, 2013.
Jealous wife fined $4,500 for attacking another woman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Edivelis Turbi Figueroa shed much tears to little effect on Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards’ who passed sentence on her today, November 28, 2013 after she previously pleaded guilty of attacking a woman she had accused of having an affair with her husband.
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