Big gun fine for St Philip man
Article by March 16, 2021
The possession of an illegal firearm and 20 rounds of ammunition will cost a young man $20 000.
The fine was imposed on Chad Joel Hunte, of Merrick’s Road, St Philip during a virtual sitting of the No. 2 Supreme Court this afternoon.
The 22-year-old had previously pleaded guilty before Justice Randall Worrell to the illegal possession of a .38 revolver and 20 rounds of ammunition on September 4, 2017.
The items were found when police executed a search warrant at Hunte’s residence.
“It is a matter that normally would attract a custodial sentence . . . The Court also has to take into consideration the fact that you were of previously good character and you have thrown yourself at the mercy of the court.
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Stashing some of his recently murdered brother’s illegal property at his home earned Amir Oladele Blackman a seven-year jail term from the No. 4 Supreme Court.
However, after deductions, he will serve a remaining 884 days in prison for carrying an illegal firearm.
Blackman, 18, of River Land, St Philip, had pleaded guilty, at an earlier Session of the Continuous Sittings, to carrying a Glock 17 pistol without a licence and having 13 rounds of ammunition between May 31 and June 5, 2019.
He was represented by Queen’s Counsel Michael Lashley and attorney Seantelle Parris, while Crown Counsel Romario Straker appeared for the Crown.
COVID watchdog gets lesson in court
Article by March 11, 2021
A charge against a woman brought before the law courts for breaching the COVID-19 protocols was amended on Wednesday, prompting the prominent criminal attorney who is defending her to urge the Government’s watchdog to be “more careful” when drafting information and charges against alleged offenders.
“This pandemic is a serious thing, but we must get it right before we seek to bring people before the courts in relation to breaches of the directives,” Queen’s Counsel Michael Lashley suggested to the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit.
The comment came as a charge against his client, Davia Graham, was amended by the District ‘C’ Magistrates’ Court, following an application by the Crown prosecution team of Principal Crown Counsel Krystal Delaney and Senior Crown Counsel Neville Watson in association with police prosecutors Inspector Janice Ifill and Station Sergeant Crishna Graham.
The first inmate to come out of HMP Dodds since COVID-19 struck the prison three weeks ago has described the situation there as “bare sufferation”. The woman, who served five years and 41 days for financial crimes, was due to be released on January 12. However, like the other 842 inmates, she was placed under lockdown from December 31 as Government instituted a “no one in, no one out” policy. …