POLICE/COURT ROUND UP
By Terresa McCall
Reporter-SKNvibes.com
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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – OVER the past week, several persons were arrested and charged with offences which varied from marijuana possession to beating a police officer.
Among those arrested and charged is a 14-year-old of The Alley, Sandy Point. He, according to a police press release, was charged with “causing grievous bodily harm”, “battery on police”, “escaping lawful custody” and “causing malicious damage”.
Two other juveniles, also of The Alley, Sandy Point, were arrested and charged with May 1, 2008 offences of “house breaking and larceny” and “receiving”.
Upper Malone Avenue resident Donald ‘Bore’ Rawlins was arrested and charged with a September 14, 2008 offence of “burglary”.
For the offence of “causing malicious damage”, Ocean View resident Javier Gomez was arrested and charged. Police have reported that the offence was committed on September 15, 2008.
“Carrying abroad an offensive weapon” was the offence for which Leroy Phillip of Challengers Village was arrested and charged. The offence reportedly was committed on September 18, 2008.
A September 16, 2008 offence of “causing grievous bodily harm” has been preferred against Cleverly Hill, Sandy Point resident Steve Warde.
Newtown Ground Village resident Neville Fahie was arrested and charged for a September 20, 2008 offence of “causing malicious damage”.
The charges of “being found in an enclosed premises” and “carrying abroad an offensive weapon” were preferred against Hubert Carty of Wades Garden. The offenses were reportedly committed on September 22 2008.
Jason Thomas of Half Way Tree and Shervin Allen of Salt Pond Alley were charged with the offence of “obstruction”. The incidents are unrelated.
The offence of “possession of cannabis” was preferred against Travis Francis of St. Pauls Village.
COURT CONVICTIONS
The Federation’s courts continue to endeavour to send strong messages to persons who insist on running afoul of the law.
One of the most recent messages sent was at the District “C” Magistrate’s Court where Asim Parris of Stoney Grove appeared.
He was charged with the offences of “possession of cannabis”, “resisting arrest” and “obstruction” and was convicted of all counts.
Parris was sentenced to 24 months imprisonment on the first charge, six months on the second and six months on the third charge. All sentences are to run consecutively.
Lavern Duporte of Green Tree Housing Project, St. Kitts, has the next three months to come up with $5 000; a fine which was handed to her upon conviction of “possession of cannabis”.
She too appeared before the District “C” Magistrate’s Court. Should she fail to pay the sum within the prescribed time, a six-month custodial sentence would be imposed.
East Street, Newtown resident Janelle Johnson was placed on a $1 000 two-year bond to be of good behaviour and to keep the peace as punishment for a December 23, 20077 offence of “causing malicious damage”. He is also to stay at least 100 feet away from Shermel Cumberbatch, the individual whose property she damaged.
Failure to abide by the conditions of the bond would result in Johnson having to serve a custodial sentence or paying the sum.
After being convicted of three September 15, 2008 counts of “malicious damage”, Javier Gomez of Ocean View was ordered to pay $2 430 compensation before September 29, 2008 or face a 14-day prison sentence per count.
For the offence of “making use of threatening language”, Jermaine Adonis Dasent of Greenlands was convicted and placed on a two-year bond to be of good behaviour and keep the peace.
He is to also stay away from Mildred Queeley, the individual whom he threatened. If he breaks the bond, he would be sent to jail or fined.
Enva Pemberton of Cayon was fined $1 000 for the offence of “battery” and, for the offence of “causing malicious damage”, he was convicted and cautioned.
Kevin Jeffers of Lime Kiln Project has one week to come up with $800, which is the sum he was fined after being convicted of “making use of insulting language”. The offence was committed on August 4, 2008.
MARIJUANA PLANTS UPROOTED
Though not as significant as in times past, the Police Force has continued to see success in ridding the Federation of illegal substances.
According to a police press release, recently, they “conducted search operations in the Hermitage area in Cayon and 15 marijuana plants were found growing on a plot of land. The plants, which ranged in height from five inches to two feet, were uprooted and taken into custody. No one was arrested for the find.”
