FOUR BREACHES OF CURFEW EARNS MAN ON BAIL SIX MONTHS IN JAIL

By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net

A MAN on bail for armed robbery and attempted murder was sent to prison Friday for breaching his curfew four times.

Police arrested Devon Carey, 27, after he was found in breach of his 9pm to 6am curfew four times between January and February this year. He admitted to the offences during his appearance before Magistrate Kendra Kelly on Friday.

In a mitigation plea, Carey’s lawyer suggested that his client broke his curfew because he was working long hours.

He said Carey loved to work because he wanted to provide for his three children and asked the court to either impose a fine or give him a strict warning.

In response, Magistrate Kelly said the matter was not negotiable, stressing that four breaches were not a small number that could be taken lightly.

She told Carey she did not care that he worked long hours and argued that he should’ve been at home before 9pm as stipulated in the conditions of his release.

The magistrate also reminded the accused that there was a process he could’ve gone through to have his bail conditions varied to accommodate his work schedule.

But his failure to do so showed that he did not care, Magistrate Kelly added.

As a result, she sentenced him to six months in prison on each count, which will run concurrently, meaning at the same time.

Shawn Thompson, 32, also appeared in court for violating his bail conditions. Thompson, who is out on bail for attempted murder, was arrested after being accused of breaking his curfew three times between January and February.

The accused pleaded guilty to the offences.

However, his sentence was deferred to Wednesday after he denied having antecedents when the matter was brought up in court.

According to the Crown prosecutor, police files showed that Thompson had previously been charged with armed robbery.

But, Thompson denied this. As a result his case was adjourned to next week to allow the prosecutor to verify his claim.

MAN CHARGED WITH STEALING PAYS $3K FINE IN LIEU OF PRISON TIME

By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net

A 46-YEAR-OLD man was fined in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday for stealing over $3,000 worth of supplies from a mechanical company last year.

Magistrate Kendra Kelly ordered Bernard Stubbs to pay $3,000 after he changed his plea to guilty to the stealing offence during his second appearance in court.

Before being sentenced, the Crown prosecutor, while reading the facts in the case, reported that Stubbs was arrested last February after police found him with the stolen items.

Police said the stolen items matched the description filed by the complainant.

They included 12 four-inch PVC pipes, four two-inch white PVC pipes and two three-inch PVC pipes, all together valued at $3,841.20

After Stubbs admitted to the offence, his attorney asked the court for leniency in its sentencing.

The attorney described Stubbs as a family man and said he had a wife and two children.

He also noted that Stubbs had an “unblemished” record before the incident and asked the court not to impose a custodial sentence, but instead to grant him a conditional discharge.

This was rejected by Magistrate Kelly who said that while she commended Stubbs for owning up to the offence, she could not overlook the fact that he went on someone’s property to

The victim resisted and was shot multiple times about the body. The suspects then fled the scene on foot and the victim was taken to hospital by a private vehicle where he is listed in serious condition.

Shortly before 10pm on Thursday, a man was shot and robbed of his 2022 Crypton motorcycle in the area of Cockburn Street. However, police later located the stolen motorcycle in the immediate area, and also pursued occupants of a white Japanese vehicle who may have been responsible for the incident. One suspect was taken into custody while the victim remains in stable condition.

By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net

POLICE are investigating a bomb threat at the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture Office located on University Boulevard.

Police reported on Friday that the scene had been cleared and employees have returned to their working environment.

“Preliminary reports indicate that shortly after 10.30am on Friday, 24 February, 2023, an employee of the office received a telephone call, indicating that a bomb is planted within the building,” the police news release reported.

“The Anti-Terrorism Unit and Fire Services responded to the location where at present, an evacuation has been enforced while officers conduct a sweep of the building to ensure that it is safe.”

Youth, Sports, and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg told The Tribune that the call was received at the ministry.

The minister also said he was not threatened when asked how he felt.

“They spoke to one of my sports officers I was told. They called the office and I was told they said if I don’t put them in charge of Bahama Games they gonna blow up the place. They ain’t call me.”

He added: “I was told that I must put them in charge of something,

Bahama Games or something, like that. I don’t know what they’re talking about. They left the name and number so I understand. I told them to call the police and let the police deal with it. I ain’t got to deal with people who playing crazy.”

Mr Bowleg emphasised the seriousness of the threat and dealing with the matter.

“No, they taking it seriously because in this country we got to stop allowing Bahamians to believe that they could just call and do what they want to do to higher officials in this country. And when they do like that they should grab them and charge them.” steal their supplies.

This incident comes after a 21-year-old was sent to prison accused of threatening to kill Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis.

Isaac Roberts faced Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on a charge of threats of death.

According to police reports, it is alleged that someone called Central Police Station around 8.20am on Saturday, February 18, and threatened to kill Mr Davis.

After this incident, a suspect was taken into police custody and had his cell phone confiscated. In court, the accused pleaded not guilty.

As a result, she fined him $3,000. Stubbs was warned that failure to comply would result in him spending six months behind bars. The case was adjourned to May 26.

Also appearing in court before Magistrate Kelly for a similar offence was former Rubis employee, Doniesha Wallace.

The 27-year-old was charged in court on Friday with stealing by reason of employment.

She is accused of stealing $500 from the gas station while employed there. Wallace denied the allegations.

She was fined $2,500 with one or two sureties and ordered to report to the East Street South police station once a week. Wallace returns to court on May 9 for trial.