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Youth who broke curfew to buy weed jailed for 2 mths
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite his passionate plea for a non-custodial sentence, stating that he wanted to spend an upcoming birthday with his infant child, Nikolai Brathwaite was sentenced to two months at Her Majesty’s Prison for ‘Breach of Curfew.’
T&T man fined $1000 for overstaying in VI; Was seeking work- Court
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A national of Trinidad and Tobago has been fined $1000 for overstaying in the Virgin Islands.
UPDATE: Frett & Bolan to be quarantined before sentencing
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards has ordered that Tambu Frett and Bryan D. Bolan, the men found entering the Virgin Islands while the borders were closed and a curfew in place on Friday, April 3, 2020, be placed in quarantine and returned to court until Thursday, April 23, 2020 for sentencing.
Sentencing stalled for 2 men found with undeclared $$ @ TB Lettsome Airport
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two men caught with a quantity of undeclared cash at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport at Beef Island on separate occasions earlier this month, have both admitted to the offence by pleading guilty in the Magistrate's Court.
Woman guilty of ramming man with vehicle, & breaking his ankle
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A jury panel returned with a guilty verdict for Josiah’s Bay resident Isabella Merton after she allegedly rammed a man with her vehicle and broke his ankle.
Local preacher Carlton O'Neal fined $1000 for assaulting wife
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Magistrate Ayanna O. Baptiste-DaBreo fined local preacher Carlton O'Neal $1,000, which he has to pay by January 31, 2020 or spend two months at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut.
Preacher Carlton O'Neal found guilty of assaulting wife
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Local preacher Carlton O'Neal has been found guilty of assaulting his wife and the mother of his son, Jamaican national Shakesha O'Neal on March 22, 2019.
Pay or go to jail- Magistrate tells VG man who assaulted woman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man from Virgin Gorda has been told to pay a $1,000 fine two days before Valentine's Day, on February 12, 2020, or risk spending two months at Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut.
USVI police officer pleads guilty to bank fraud
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the [US] Virgin Islands (USVI) announced on November 7, 2019 that [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Officer Yomont King pleaded guilty to two counts of bank fraud.
Man questions reduced quantity of drugs during trial
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- During his trial for a drug-related offence, Dillon Findlay appeared disappointed that the quantity of drugs he was held with was less than what was presented in evidence against him.
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