Category: Magistrate’s Court
Ladyville man charged for attempted murder
22-year-old Rene Chavarria, a laborer of Milpa Site in Ladyville was charged with attempted murder when he appeared in court today. Chavarria was also charged with dangerous harm and use of deadly means of harm. Senior Magistrate Sharon Fraser explained to Chavarria that she will not take a plea because the offences are indictable. She [...]
Journalist freed of criminal charges
Last August Senior Journalist, Glenn Tillett made headlines after he was charged with handling stolen goods. Today the charge was dismissed against Tillett and his 20 year old step-daughter. Senior Magistrate, Sharon Frazer, dismissed the case for want of prosecution. The duo was charged after police searched Tillett’s Belize City home and reportedly discovered two [...]
Chinese nationals taken to court in San Ignacio
Reports from San Ignacio town say that a number of persons, apparently Chinese nationals were taken before the Magistrate’s Court in that western municipality today. Love News understands that the charges include illegal entry and human trafficking.
Santa Elena man hit with firear charges
San Ignacio police have levied charges against one man in connection with the aggravated robbery of the home of former government minister Ainslie Leslie in that wester municipality earlier this week. Thirty four year old Owen Parham, a labourer with residence in Santa Elena, Cayo, has been charged for the offences of keeping a firearm [...]
Salvadoran national guilty of indescent assault; gets jail sentence
Thirty-seven year old Salvadoran National Jose Cortez, charged with aggravated assault of an indecent nature upon a ten year old girl, was sentenced to one year today by the Chief Magistrate, Ann Marie Smith after he was found guilty of the charge. The incident occurred around one ten p.m. on August seventh, 2011 in a [...]
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 [...]
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