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Man caught twice by police with cannabis & cocaine pleads guilty
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Arthur deCastro, who was found with cannabis and cocaine on two separate occasions last year, pleaded guilty to the offences when he appeared before Magistrate Tamia Richards last Friday, May 18, 2012.
Foot drama: Son to be sentenced; father for trial June 29
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A 22 year-old man accused of driving over the right foot of a security guard in August 2009 will know his fate on June 29, 2012, while his father, who allegedly egged him on, will stand trial on that same day in the Magistrate’s Court.
Magistrate gives man extra time to make “sensible decisions”
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Ricardo Gabriel, who was accused of breaking into a Cane Garden Bay apartment back in 2010, has been given time by Magistrate Tamia Richards to discuss his case with his family.
Man ‘cops’ to cannabis find, but pleads not guilty of intent to supply
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A young man, who was allegedly caught with over 100 grammes of cannabis pleaded guilty to being in possession of the illegal substance when he appeared before Magistrate Tamia Richards last Friday, May 11, 2012.
DR man spared jail, fined $2K for attacking wife
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Miguel Pena Lara could count his lucky stars this morning, April 23, 2012, as he escaped prison time for assaulting his wife in March 2011. He was fined instead.
Magistrate denies application for Evans’ case to be heard in HC
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After a lengthy submission by Dr. J S Archibald, QC on behalf of Gary Evans, a former high school teacher found guilty of fondling a student in 2010, to have the matter transferred to the High Court for human rights reason – it was denied yesterday afternoon, February 20, 2012 by Magistrate Tamia Richards.
Leon King offered $200K bail; $$$$ detained for three months!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A 31 year-old Cane Garden Bay resident, who was caught with $136,620 three days ago, was offered bail in the sum of $200,000 of which $100,000 was cash when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court this afternoon January 27, 2012.
Two men who allegedly threatened to stab each other offered bail!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A heated confrontation between two knife wielding young men would have likely turned into a bloodbath last December had it not been for the intervention of Glen Callwood aka Super Cop, court records revealed yesterday, Monday January 23, 2012.
Convicted prisoners plead not guilty to possession of narcotics
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Convicted prisoners Tiffern Henley and Lorne Parsons appeared before Magistrate Tamia Richards this morning November 14, 2011 charged with unlawful possession of cannabis.