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Stiffer penalties, mandatory sentences for gun crimes – Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier Dr. D. Orlando Smith says Government is extremely concerned about the amount of illegal weapons in the Territory and noted that while there seems to be a difficulty in stemming the flow, systems must be put in place to address the problem.
Alcedo Tyson allegedly shot ex-lover in neck & abdomen, court heard
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Alcedo Tyson, who is facing a murder charge, allegedly pumped two bullets into his ex-lover’s body while she was walking with friends in the CSY parking lot in the wee hours of the morning on March 16, 2012.
Crown may put Bob Hodge’s local charges on hold
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Given the fact that Senior Magistrate Valerie Stephens has ruled in favour for an alleged mastermind in a 13 year drug trade to be extradited to the United States, the Crown will now have to assess the local charges laid against Earl ‘Bob’ Hodge.
Alcedo Tyson charged for allegedly murdering Dominican woman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Police have charged 23-year old Alcedo Tyson for the murder of 20 year-old Kwanna Todd-Rhymer, who was found critically wounded in the vicinity of CSY parking lot, Baughers Bay a little after 4 a.m. on Friday March 16, 2012 but died before medical personnel arrived on the scene.
No habeas corpus filed in Bob Hodge’s saga….as yet!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – They have been remanded to Her Majesty Prison until Governor Boyd McCleary decides if they will be extradited to the United States of America to face narco trafficking charges, but a check at the High Court Registry up until yesterday March 14, 2012, revealed that none of the lawyers for the five alleged drug traffickers have filed a habeas corpus – a writ to determine whether the government has the right to continue detaining them.
Machete wielding man offered $6K bail
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A man, who allegedly threatened to kill a bar patron with a machete in March 2012, was offered $6,000 bail by Senior Magistrate Valerie Stephens when he appeared in the court yesterday afternoon, March 13, 2012.
UPDATE - Neil Dabreo granted bail, had threatened to commit suicide
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Neil Dabreo, who is charged with gun and ammo possession, was granted bail in the sum of $30,000 signed surety when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court this afternoon, March 13, 2012.
Drug yet to be analyzed in $2.8M drug bust
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The purity test for some $2.5M worth of cocaine is yet to be done in the case involving Lester DeCastro, self employed mechanic and Isaac Caena, who are facing drug related charges.
Update - Landlady testifies to seeing James with knife
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Samuel James trial continued yesterday March 7, 2012, with the landlord testifying that she allegedly saw James with a knife leaving the apartment where the alleged stabbing of Loretta James, his wife, took place.
Hodge had no idea over $400K was in her home, court heard
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Sasha Hodge, who allegedly had $427,313 in cash at her Towers home, when interviewed by police denied knowing the money was there.
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