Demetri Gordon
A teenager, who was charged and offered bail for theft, might be facing more serious charges pending the outcome of police investigations. 18-year-old Demetri Gordon, a laborer of Ordonez Avenue, and a second person reportedly stole a red Honda motorcycle valued at $3,000 from Ariel Santa. The incident reportedly took place on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 from a bakery in Belize City. To answer to the charge of theft, Gordon appeared before Magistrate Khadeen Palmer and pleaded not guilty. There was no objection to bail and he was offered bail in the sum of $2,000 plus one surety of the same which he was able to meet.
Raheem Bowden
A resident of the Ladyville community located in the Belize District is lucky to be at home after he was arraigned on drug related charges. 21-year-old Raheem Bowden, however, did not escape large fines after pleading guilty to three counts of possession of controlled drugs. It is reported that inside his home, police found 30.8 grams of cannabis as well as 1.3 grams and 6.1 grams of crack cocaine. At the time of the discovery, Bowden was inside the home along with three others, including a minor. All four people were arraigned before Magistrate Khadeen Palmer in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court on three counts of possession of a controlled drug but Bowden took ownership for the drugs. As a result, the charges were withdrawn from against the other persons and they were free to go.
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Ervin Torres
After more than a year of thorough investigation into a fire, which led to a death on the island of Caye Caulker, police have been able to lay charges against a farmer. 23-year-old Ervin Torres, a farmer of Chunox, Corozal, has been charged with causing death by careless conduct in the death of Elmer Chub. The incident took place on September 21, 2019 when Chub’s remains were found inside the burnt remnants of a structure on Caye Caulker. Chub perished inside an apartment and reports are that a tenant in the building, now determined to be Torres, had left a candle burning and that caused the fire which led to Chub’s death.