Category: Magistrate’s Court
Man walks free of theft charge
A jury of six women and three men is deliberating the fate of 26-year-old William Stevens today in the court of Justice Adolph Lucas on charges of five counts of theft for a total of $43,000.00. The thefts occurred between March 2007 and October 2007 at Caye International Bank in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye where [...]
Woman remanded to prison for stabbing another
Thirty four year old Hilda Kelly, a mother of seven who allegedly stabbed Shirley Leslie was charged with attempted murder when she appeared in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court today. Kelly was also charged with dangerous harm and use of deadly means of harm. No plea was taken from her because the offences are indictable. [...]
Man committed to stand trial for death of former school teacher
The case of Sylvio Espinosa, charged with the murder of former PUP Secretary General Carlos Espat was committed today for trial in the April session of the Supreme Court scheduled to begin on April 16. It was paper committal. 24 witnesses for the prosecution signed their statements. Among them were PUP Albert standard bearer Mark [...]
Political parties object to voters list
The political machinery in Orange Walk are gearing up for the elections and this morning both those machinery were at work as objections to the voters list were taken to court. Love News understands the PUP has objected to 5 names that appear on the voters list for the Orange Walk North Constituency, 12 in [...]
Man fined and confined on drug conviction
Forty one year old Steven Smith, a mason residing at the corner of Oleander and Tulip Streets, was sentenced to three years in prison and fined ten thousand dollars today in the number four Magistrate’s Court after he pleaded guilty to drug trafficking. Magistrate Roberto Ordonez imposed the fine and custodial sentence because Smith had [...]
Youth charged in armed hold up of businessman
Two employees of CYDP, twenty year old Lloyd Valentine and a sixteen year old boy, were charged with the robbery of one hundred and one thousand dollars when they appeared today in the number five Magistrate’s Court. Magistrate Hettie Mae Stuart explained to them that she will not take a plea because the offence is [...]
Teen accused of burglary & trespassing
19-year-old Ashton Lamb, an unemployed of Graduate Crescent was charged with damage to property and trespassing in a private place when he appeared in court today. Lamb pleaded not guilty to the charges. Magistrate Roberto Ordonez offered him a bail of $2,000.00 and adjourned his case until March 22. The incident occurred between 2:15 p.m. [...]
Hotel manager guilty of firearms charges
38-year-old Thomas Shaw, the manager of Maya Mopan Hotel, located on Regent Street was found guilty of two counts of kept firearm without a gun licence and kept ammunition without a gun licence and kept ammunition without a gun licence at the conclusion of his trial today. Shaw was not given a custodial sentence by [...]
Another man charged for breaking into Education office
A fourth person has been charged with the burglary of the Belize District Education office on Mahogany Street. He is 24-year-old Hershel Usher, a part time painter residing on Miller Street. Usher pleaded not guilty to the charge when he was arraigned today. He was offered bail of $10,000.00 and his case adjourned until February [...]
Men freed of theft charges
Two men who were charged with theft and damage to property in connection with an incident that occurred at BEL power plant located at the junction of Democracia and the western Highway were acquitted of the charges today. They are 24-year-old Jerome Swift and 25-year-old Fredrick Bradley. The incident occurred on May 8, 2011. The [...]
Man charged for knocking down and killing cyclist
28-year-old Solemni Chun a resident of T-Street was charged with manslaughter by negligence when he appeared in court today. Chun was also charged with causing death by careless conduct, drove motor vehicle without due care and attention, failure to stay and render aid, drove motor vehicle on to the sidewalk and drove motor vehicle while [...]
Trio accused of robbery goes to court
Three persons who allegedly stole from three tourists in Caye Caulker were charged with three counts of theft when they appeared in court today. They are 28-year-old Kevin Williams, 19-year-old Gregory Goodfellow and 28-year-old Levi Bahdadur. They pleaded not guilty to the charge. They were released on bails of $3,500.00 each and their case was [...]
Woman gets prison sentence on attempted murder charge
24-year-old Kaycia Fuller was sentenced to three years in prison. Fuller was charged with attempted murder but was found guilty of deadly means of harm. Before he decided on the sentence Justice Herbert Lord heard pleas for mitigation from five character witnesses and the convict herself. Justice Lord also looked at the impact assessment and [...]
Assorted ammunition discovered
On Saturday night Ladyville Police conducted a search at a lagoon near the Western Highway via a Canal from Belama Phase Two where they recovered from amongst some mangroves a 16-Gauge Sawed off shotgun; one 12-Gauge single action shotgun that was reported stolen on January sixth; an assortment of ammunition and a complete night Vision [...]
Part-time student charged for burglary
22-year-old Ryan Gillett, a part time student and construction worker of Burrell Boom, was charged with burglary and handling stolen goods when he appeared in court today. Gillett pleaded not guilty to the charges. He was offered a bail of four thousand dollars and his case adjourned until February twenty first. The incident occurred on [...]
Turkey theft leads to stabbing
It is the case of the stolen turkey—and a man was stabbed over it while two more were charged and brought to court to face charges for it. The incident in question happened on January second, when Leroy Banner reportedly stole a turkey in Lemonal Village. The men before the courts are twenty-two year old [...]
5 suspects walk free of gun charges
Five persons including two minors were discharged of charges of kept firearm and ammunition without a gun licence. The adults are Orin Michael, Margaret Harris and Naceria Mejia. After the prosecution closed its case without the testimony of the firearm examiner their attorney Michael Peyrefitte submitted that they do not have a case to answer [...]
Accused man freed of gun charges
Two charges, kept firearm and ammunition without a gun licence were dismissed from 42-year-old Vanzie Lamb when he appeared in court today. Magistrate Albert Hoare dismissed the charges due to insufficient evidence. Apparently the force armourer, whose evidence is crucial to the prosecution’s case was not available to testify. Police charged Lamb, a resident of [...]
Serial deportee thrown in the slammer
Forty two year old Clint Selgado, a deportee who was twice returned to Belize from Columbus Ohio was sentenced to eight months in jail after he pleaded guilty to failure to report to the police for 141 weeks. Magistrate Sherigne Rodriguez who imposed the sentence stipulated that it should run concurrently to sentences Selgado will [...]
Phone card thief appears in court
Fifty year old Eric Barrow, a construction worker of Number 18 Raccoon Street who allegedly used a wire to steal phone cards from a Chinese shop, was charged with burglary when he appeared in court on Monday. Barrow pleaded not guilty to the charge. Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser offered him a bail of seven thousand [...]
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