A teenager who was found with a firearm at the Grenadines wharf will spend the next two years and nine months behind bars for his first criminal offence.
New Montrose resident, 18-year-old Joel Williams, pleaded guilty when he appeared in the Serious Offences Court on January 9, after he was charged that on October 3, 2022 at New Montrose he had in his possession one Glock .27 semi-automatic pistol, and five rounds of ammunition without a license issued under the Firearms Act. Williams reappeared in court for sentencing on January, 24, after chief magistrate, Rechanne Browne, had indicated …
Social media personality, Zandrine Butler has found herself before the court after she was accused of using threatening language to another villager. The South Rivers resident appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate Court before chief magistrate Rechanne Browne, on January 30. She was charged that on January 5,2023 at South Rivers under circumstances likely to cause a breach of the peace, she made use of threatening language to Nelcia Horne of …
A Cane Garden/Barrouallie teenager who pleaded not guilty on illegal gun and ammunition charges changed his plea when he reappeared in court this week. Eighteen year old Jermaine Andrews was therefore remanded for sentencing on February, 1. Andrews found himself on the wrong side of the law when police officers who were conducting routine checks at the Grenadines Wharf, intercepted a vehicle he was driving and discovered a firearm and …
A 35-year-old nurse of Owia has pleaded guilty to possession of almost 60 kg of cocaine, but not guilty to another related charge. Lucresha Nanton appeared in the Serious Offences Court on Friday, January 27 in relation to a massive cocaine haul at the Owia clinic in January 2022. Nanton pleaded guilty to a charge that on January 22, 2022 at Owia, she had in her possession a controlled drug, …