Brother of Sen. Harry Reid arrested, accused of punching Nevada state trooper

Feb. 2, 2015: This photo provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shows Larry Reid, the brother of U.S. Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid. The Nevada Highway Patrol said that Larry Reid was arrested on misdemeanor driving under the influence, weapon, battery on an officer and other charges after he was found in a vehicle parked in a dirt median of a state highway. (AP Photo/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department)

The younger brother of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid was arrested Monday afternoon after allegedly driving under the influence and punching a Nevada state trooper during a traffic stop. 

Larry Reid, 73, was found sitting inside a Lexus SUV that had been driving in the median of Highway 95 near Searchlight, Nev. shortly after noon. According to KVVU, the arrest report for Reid said that the trooper asked him why he was driving in the median. Reid responded with what was described as “incoherent, slurred speech.”

Reid then asked the trooper if he could leave. When he was told that he could not, the report said Reid cursed at the trooper and then put the vehicle into gear. The trooper ordered Reid to stop before reaching inside the vehicle to put it back into park.

At that point, the report claims, Reid punched the trooper twice in the face. The trooper was then able to pull the keys from the ignition and eventually arrest Reid after a short struggle.

The trooper suffered bruising under his right eye, according to the report, while Reid suffered cuts to his head, nose and wrist. When asked about the incident, Reid told investigators that he had no recollection of his interaction with the trooper, according to the report. Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Loy Hixson told the Associated Press that Reid was released after spending a night at the Clark County jail.

Reid was charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence, battery on a protected person, driving in or across a median, failure to obey or comply with an officer, violation of the seatbelt requirement and possession of a gun while under the influence of alcohol. A criminal complaint had not been filed as of Wednesday afternoon and no court date had been set.

A spokeswoman for Sen. Reid confirmed Wednesday that Larry Reid is his brother, but had no further comment on the arrest. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Man accused of stealing liquor remanded

Wednesday, January 21, 2015 | 7:42 PM    

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A St Catherine man found himself in trouble with the law after he allegedly stole a pack of biscuits and four bottles of liquor from a Rubis service station in Spanish Town.

Mark Thomas, on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty to a charge of simple larceny and was remanded into custody until February 17 when his case will again be mentioned.

Thomas was arrested after workers say they saw him leaving the convenience store of the service station with two bottles of Guinness, two bottles of Dragon stout, a bottle of cooking oil and a pack of Nibble biscuits.

“How do you know that the items were removed,” Resident Magistrate Natalie Brooks asked the complainant, who responded that the man did not have a receipt and that he confessed to taking the items.

However, Thomas told the court that he bought the bottles of stout from a street vendor and the cooking oil from a wholesale.

“Do you have any other matter before the court?” the magistrate asked.

“No,” Thomas replied, before informing the court that he had previously been before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on a similar matter.

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Son accused of killing hedge fund founder dad reportedly stands to inherit part of $1.6M estate

Thomas Gilbert Jr. allegedly shot and killed his millionaire hedge fund father Sunday after the two argued over the son’s allowance. (AP)

The man accused of killing his millionaire father in the older man’s Manhattan apartment earlier this month stands to collect an inheritance, according to the hedge fund founder’s will.

The New York Post reported that Thomas Gilbert Sr.’s will splits his $1.6 million estate between his wife, daughter, and son Thomas Gilbert Jr. The younger Thomas, 30, is due to receive quarterly payments from a trust established in his name until age 35, when he gets whatever amount is left in a lump sum. 

Gilbert Jr. has been indicted on murder and other charges in the Jan. 4 shooting in his father’s Beekman Place apartment, not far from the United Nations. Investigators believe that Gilbert confronted his father over a $200 cut in his monthly allowance. 

The Post reports that the will, filed Wednesday in Manhattan Surrogate’s Court, was written less than two years ago. It does not specify the amount of money contained in the trust fund. Court papers say that Gilbert Sr. had $50,000 in bank accounts, $477,000 in hedge funds, $1 million in private equity shares and $100,000 in tangible personal property at the time of his death. 

Legal experts tell the Post that Gilbert Jr. could lose his right to inherit if he is found to have committed “intentional or reckless killing” of his father. However, his defense attorney could petition to have the estate cover Gilbert’s legal fees. The younger man may also have a claim if he makes a successful insanity plea. 

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Uber vows larger focus on safety - Mass. Uber driver accused of rape

Dec. 8, 2014: Supporters of Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party (AAP) hold placards during a protest after a woman was allegedly raped by a driver from ride-booking service Uber in New Delhi, India. (AP)

Uber promises to focus on rider safety amid increasing concerns that its drivers are not adequately screened for past criminal convictions.

In a blog post Wednesday, Uber’s head of global safety defended the company’s safety record but also wrote that “as we look to 2015, we will build new safety programs and intensify others.”

The taxi alternative, valued at $40 billion, lets passengers summon cars through an app in more than 250 cities around the world. It faces multiples legal and regulatory challenges as it expands in the United States and abroad.

Last week, prosecutors in California, where Uber is based, filed a lawsuit alleging that the company exaggerates how comprehensive its driver background checks are. They do not, for example, require that drivers be fingerprinted — unlike drivers of regulated taxis in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The Wednesday blog post did not mention the California lawsuit, though it did reference a case in India in which a driver was accused of raping a passenger.

The blog post came the same day that an Uber driver in Massachusetts was arraigned on charges including rape and kidnapping after being accused of sexually assaulting a woman who had summoned the ride-sharing service.

In the post, the recently hired head of global safety at Uber offered few details of upcoming changes. The initiatives will include the creation of teams that can rapidly respond to safety-related reports and new ways to screen would-be drivers.

“We are finding solutions in many places that range from polygraph exams that fill gaps in available data to adding our own processes on top of existing screening for commercial licenses,” wrote company security chief Philip Cardenas. “We are exploring new ways to screen drivers globally, using scientific analysis and technology to find solutions.”

A spokesman for San Francisco County District Attorney George Gascon said due to its lawsuit, the office can’t comment on the specific proposals. “Obviously we encourage any changes that actually make rides safer,” said spokesman Alex Bastian.

Uber’s opponents in the taxi cab industry, who worry that the increasingly popular app is siphoning away their business, were not impressed.

Calling Uber’s proposals “a decoy to quell the intense criticism the company is generating worldwide,” a spokesman for the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association challenged the company to “follow the rule of law tomorrow and truly begin moving toward safe operations.”

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Farmer accused of stealing from other man’s farm

Saturday, October 18, 2014 | 4:14 PM    

KINGSTON, Jamaica—A farmer is to be tried in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on November 4 on a charge of praedial larceny.

The date was set when farmer Omar Brown appeared in court on Wednesday. He pleaded not guilty and his bail was extended.

Brown was reportedly caught by the complainant before daybreak, on September 23, uprooting scallion from his St Andrew farm.

On Wednesday, the court ordered that Brown be fingerprinted.

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Chik-V closes court. Lawyers, accused, complainants absent from sitting

Andr? Williams, STAR Writer

The much feared and talked about Chikungunya virus severely disrupted the proceedings of the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on Friday

Lawyers, complainants and even some accused persons were absent as a result of the virus. Preferences were given to people who showed up for cases but were too ill to stay the length of the session.

Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey said that she had to consider those affected as the illness has caused much discomfort.

However, while giving bypass to those who showed signs of pain or those allegedly affected, RM Pusey warned that persons seeking the assistance of the court must be truthful about their current situation.

THE STAR watched as the usual gathering and pace which usually depicts a court sitting on a Friday, was noticeably absent.

A court representative who spoke on condition of anonymity disclosed, “The chik-V a di baddest virus mi see walk through the courts in recent memory. It shot everybody, lawyers, judges and clerks, you name it. The impact will definitely result in backlog of cases even if its for a short time as cases are put off adding to the already usual limitations.”

RM Pusey during her closing on Friday, wished for the court staff, officers and clerks, to be safe over the weekend and advised them to drink plenty chicken soup and try to remain healthy.

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Woman accused of stabbing businessman offered bail

Christopher Thomas, STAR Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: A St James woman recently charged in connection with the stabbing death of a businessman at a nightclub in Montego Bay, was offered bail in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court.

Renee Hibbert from Paradise Crescent, Montego Bay, is charged with the murder of Kentley Thomas. She was offered $350,000 bail with three sureties. Her case was set for mention on November 26.

The allegations are that on Saturday, September 13, approximately 5:15 a.m., Hibbert and Thomas were patrons at a nightclub along Gloucester Avenue, in Montego Bay.

It is further alleged that, while at the club, the two got into an argument. During the ensuing brawl, Hibbert brandished a knife and stabbed Thomas in the chest, before fleeing the scene. Thomas was subsequently pronounced dead at hospital, and Hibbert was arrested and charged on September 24.

In court, Clerk of the Court Yanique Henry expressed opposition to Hibbert getting bail on the grounds that the defendant and a number of the witnesses in the case live close to each other.

Same community

“The prosecution has certain concerns, as the witnesses and the accused live in the same community and there may be interference,” Henry told presiding magistrate Carolyn Tie.

But Hibbert’s lawyer, Shelly-Ann Hyman, told the court that her client could relocate to another address for the duration of the case.

“There is a relative in Falmouth, who is willing to accommodate her during this process,” said Hyman.

“I am not minded to entertain the application until that relative is here, because the concerns raised by the prosecution are quite serious,” RM Tie replied.

Hibbert was eventually offered bail, on the condition that she should relocate to Falmouth and have no contact with the witnesses in the case. She was also ordered to report at the Falmouth Police Station every Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

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UPDATE: Trial of accused killers of businessman Bunny Francis postponed

Monday, September 29, 2014 | 2:53 PM    

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The case of the four men charged with the murder of Roderick ‘Bunny’ Francis, a high-profile player in the local fishing industry, was today taken off the trial list in the Home Circuit Court.

The matter was set to be tried today but the court was informed that some documents were still outstanding. As a result, the matter was taken out of the trial list and set for mention on October 29 for bail application.

The accused are, 42-year-old Carlos Batista of Allerdyce Drive, Kingston 8; 27-year-old George Gardner; Sheldon Watson, 36; and Newton Welsh, all of Kingston addresses.

Sixty-six-year-old Francis was shot dead by gunmen, pretending to have car trouble, outside his Queensway home in St Andrew in July 2011.

Francis’s death is believed to be a contract killing.

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Accused battery thief denied bail

One of the accused men considered to be a significant player in a major battery-stealing ring from telecommunications service providers was denied bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

He is Oneil Nicely of Mango Valley, St Mary, charged with receiving stolen property and possession of criminal property. He is charged along with another man.

The allegations are that between January 2013 and July 2014, more than 2,300 radio base station batteries were stolen from cell sites across the island, along with diesel fuel used in the generators. The theft and damage to equipment reportedly cost one company more than $100 million.

The police, it is being alleged, recovered batteries from Nicely.

In court, the prosecution denied bail on the basis that Nicely had no fixed address and that he allegedly sold the batteries to persons. The police want to recover the batteries. However persons want their money and also want to kill him.

Resident Magistrate Lorna Shelly-Williams ordered that the accused be taken back to court on October 10 in order to have his address verified. A bail application is also expected to be made then.

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Accused fraudster to face court on November 6

A mention date was set in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court in a matter involving a man who allegedly took the complainant’s money, purporting that he could obtain a BMW X6 on his behalf but failed to do so.

Charged with fraudulent conversion is Ricardo Malcolm of a Linstead, St Catherine address.

The Crown alleges that between July 22 and November 28, 2013, Malcolm was given a total of $4.3 million for the purchase of a 2011 BMW X6 motor vehicle, which Malcolm told the complainant would take two, to three months to arrive in the island, as it was coming from Saudi Arabia.

Sometime in late November 2013, the complainant made enquiries about the vehicle; however, information was not forthcoming. The complainant has yet to receive the vehicle or his $4.3 million back.

In court, the complainant told Resident Magistrate Lorna Shelly-Williams that this issue has caused him nothing but grief, and has led to him having a nervous breakdown.

She told him that she would deal with his matter and set it for mention on November 6.

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Mexican army unit accused in massacre has history of violence

MEXICO CITY (AP) –  An army officer and seven soldiers who face disciplinary action for their participation in the killing of 22 people in rural southern Mexico belong to an army battalion with a history of incidents.

The Mexican Defense Department said the eight were involved in the June 30 incident in San Pedro Limón, an encounter that the military initially reported as a shootout but that a witness has described as a massacre.

They belong to the 102nd Infantry Battalion of the 22nd Military Zone in Mexico state, according to media reports and two people with knowledge of the case who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak to the press. The battalion is based in San Miguel Ixtapan in the remote southwestern part of the state, about an hour’s drive north of where the killings happened.

The area is said to be controlled by La Familia cartel, though it is also land where rival drug gangs have been fighting for territory.

The battalion was in the news last December when members shot four employees of the town of Arcelia in nearby Guerrero state, including the director and deputy director of municipal transportation, as they drove on a rural road returning from a shooting range. Arcelia is also the hometown of several of those killed in the June shootout. The army said the employees, who were carrying rifles and dressed in hunting camouflage, were mistaken for criminals. A sergeant, a corporal and two soldiers were arrested.

The 102nd was also in the spotlight in February 2012. Citing legal documents, the newspaper Reforma reported that throughout 2010 and into early 2011, soldiers in the battalion took money to inform La Familia of their operations. Six people, including two officers, were charged.

The latest incident was initially reported as a firefight on June 30 in which 22 suspected criminals were killed and one soldier was wounded. The official version came into question when The Associated Press visited the scene days later and found no signs of a prolonged battle.

Last week, a woman who says she witnessed the events told the AP that only one person died in an initial gunbattle and that the rest were shot after surrendering. The witness said the dead included her 15-year-old daughter, Erika Gómez González, who had been wounded in the leg and was lying on the ground when she was killed.

The newspaper La Jornada published photos Friday showing bloody bodies, purportedly in the immediate aftermath of the shooting, with investigators and military personnel still at the scene.

The bloodstains on the cinderblock wall, evidence markers and debris shown in the pictures match those that AP journalists photographed days after the deaths were reported by the army.

Among the dead in the photographs is a girl lying on her back in the manner that the witness described. Erika Gomez’s brother identified her in the photograph, lying next to an assault rifle, by her bloody and mud-covered clothing.

“I bought her that T-shirt,” Saddam Guzmán Gómez told the AP. “It’s not true that she was shooting. They planted that gun. It looks like she was crawling.”

Many of the dead are shown sprawled beside the wall of the warehouse. All pictured are holding or lying near assault rifles, which in some cases appear propped against the bodies. Most have mud on their knees, indicating they may have been kneeling or lying face down.

The AP is not distributing the photographs because it cannot determine their source.

A plain yellow envelope containing the photos on a USB memory stick was sent anonymously on Wednesday to MVT, a local news agency in Mexico state, said the agency’s director, Mario Vazquez. He checked the photos with those his agency took the day of the shooting and concluded it was the same scene.

The officer and seven soldiers face disciplinary action for their participation, but the army has remained mum on what roles they played. They were being held at a prison in Mexico City on charges of crimes against military discipline, disobedience and dereliction of duty.

The federal Attorney General’s Office is also carrying out a civil investigation, and the governmental National Human Rights Commission is conducting its own probe.

On Friday, Mexico’s secretary of the interior defended the armed forces in a meeting in the lower house of Congress.

“If there was something they have done wrong, it would be the exception,” Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said of the eight detained soldiers. “It’s an isolated incident and doesn’t reflect the behavior of our great army and navy in Mexico.”

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Suspect accused of abducting UVA student back in Va. to face charges

Sept. 25, 2014: Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. is escorted into a courtroom for an appearance before 405th District Court Judge Michelle Slaughter regarding his extradition back to Virginia in Galveston, Texas. (AP)

ALEXANDRIA, Va. –  The man charged with abducting a missing University of Virginia student is back in Charlottesville after being arrested in Texas.

Capt. Aaron Carver of the Albermarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail confirmed Friday evening that the suspect is in custody there.

Authorities have charged 32-year-old Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr. with abduction with intent to defile Hannah Graham, an 18-year-old sophomore from northern Virginia who has been missing since Sept. 13.

Matthew was arrested on a beach near Galveston, Texas, on Wednesday. He did not fight extradition to Virginia, where he could make an initial court appearance late next week.

Police say they still have no idea about Graham’s whereabouts. They have said Matthew was the last person seen with her.

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Accused extortionist offered bail

A man, who allegedly extorted the sum of $550 from a taxi driver, was offered bail in the sum of $100,000 in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

Charged with demanding money with menace is Russhane Reynolds of a Donmair address in St Andrew. He pleaded not guilty.

The Crown alleges that on Friday, September 5 about 5:30 p.m., Reynolds, unemployed, approached the owner of a PPV vehicle and demanded money. The driver complied and Reynolds was allegedly given $550. The monies were however marked.

The accused was accosted and searched by police and the money discovered in his possession.

The matter has been set for mention on October 10.

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Accused hotel room burglar offered bail

Christopher Thomas, STAR Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Dimitri Ffrench, the man who reportedly broke into a hotel room at the Secrets Resort in Montego Bay and stole a number of items, in June, was offered bail when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

Twenty-six-year-old Ffrench, of a Molynes Road address in Kingston, was offered bail in the sum of $350,000 with three sureties, and had his case set for mention on October 28.

It is alleged that sometime in June this year, Ffrench went on the grounds of the Secrets Resort property in Montego Bay and broke into a guest’s hotel room where he stole two iPhones, two iPods, US$1,000 (J$152,653), US$500 (J$56,085.31), and items of jewellery.

Yesterday, Ffrench’s attorney, Martyn Thomas, made a successful bail application for his client before presiding magistrate Carolyn Tie, during which he argued that the defendant was a suitable candidate for bail.

“I submit that Mr Ffrench is not a flight risk. He was taken (by the police) from premises at Breadnut Way, where he lives,” said lawyer Thomas.

But clerk of the court, Yanique Henry, objected to Ffrench getting bail, on the grounds that he reportedly spends more time in Montego Bay than at his home address.

“He was not at home when he was arrested. He spends a lot of time in Montego Bay, and the police are not sure where he resides when he is in Montego Bay,” Henry said of Ffrench.

The court was also told that the prosecution’s case file was not ready as the arresting officer’s statement was still outstanding.

“I will offer him bail in the sum of $350,000 with three sureties,” RM Tie said, concerning Ffrench. “He will report to the Half-Way Tree Police Station every Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., and he is to stay out of St James, save for court dates,” the magistrate added as she set the case for mention on October 28.

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One of two accused swindlers remanded

Two men accused of swindling an unsuspecting woman out of her hard earned cash, promising her high end wristwatches, but supplying her with counterfeit versions instead, were hauled before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court last Thursday.

Charged with larceny by trick are Sowdane McKenzie and Jason Kameka.

Allegations are that on June 26, the female complainant gave the accused men US$20,000 and J$100,000 to purchase one Cartier watch and one Hublot watch. Much to the complainant’s dismay, she was reportedly displeased as the products purported to be genuine, however, turned out to be poor bogus versions of the products she intended to purchase. It is said that she demanded her money back from the men, but was never refunded.

Senior Resident Magistrate Judith Pusey ordered Kameka further remanded while McKenzie had his bail extended. Both men are to reappear in court on August 30 for a mention hearing.

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One of two accused swindlers remanded

No bail for man accused of killing girlfriend

Christopher Thomas, STAR Writer

WESTERN BUREAU:

A St James man accused of killing his girlfriend and hiding her body under banana leaves in his yard, had his bail conditions altered in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

Neville Thompson from Cambridge charged with the May 2 murder of Simone Grossett, will report at the Falmouth Police Station in Trelawny, after having previously reported to the Mount Salem Police Station in Montego Bay. He is to return to court on September 10.

Allegations are that Thompson and Grossett were at the accused man’s home in Cambridge, when they got into a dispute. Sometime afterward, Thompson went to the police station and filed a missing persons report for Grossett.

Bail conditions

However, the police acted on information and went to Thompson’s house, where a search of the premises revealed Grossett’s body, with several stab wounds, hidden under banana leaves near a fowl coop. Thompson was subsequently arrested and charged.

Thompson’s attorney Martyn Thomas, asked presiding magistrate Carolyn Tie to adjust his client’s bail conditions, as he changed his address.

“He (Thompson) wishes to have his bail conditions varied, as he has moved to Trelawny,” Thomas explained.

The court was told the prosecution’s case-file was not ready, as the post-mortem report and the forensic certificate were outstanding.

“He is to report to the Falmouth Police Station, same days and times as prior, and all other conditions remain the same,” said RM Tie, referencing Thompson’s previous conditions of reporting on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., and to have no contact with witnesses in the case.

“Sir, you are to return here on September 10. Your bail is extended,” the magistrate addressed Thompson.

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No bail for man accused of killing girlfriend

Case file for accused murderer not ready

Christopher Thomas, STAR Writer

WESTERN BUREAU:

The case against a St James man accused of stabbing his brother to death during an altercation in 2013 has been deferred to September 10, as the prosecution’s case file is not ready.

Kadian Martin from Norwood is charged for the murder of his brother, Dennis Martin. He had his bail extended when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.

Allegations are that on November 1, 2013, the brothers had a dispute during which the now-deceased armed himself with a machete and the accused man armed himself with a knife.

During the fight, the brother was stabbed twice in the chest. He was later pronounced dead at hospital.

Clerk of the court Natalie Malcolm, told Resident Magistrate Carolyn Tie that one document was outstanding from the prosecution’s case file.

“The file is not ready, as the post-mortem report is still outstanding. By Friday, it should be finished,” said Malcolm.

“Sir, you are to return here on September 10. Your bail is extended,” RM Tie told Martin.

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Man accused of stealing battery

Rasbert Turner, Star Writer

A man who the police accused of stealing a battery was freed in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, following a successful no-case submission by his attorney.

Dwayne Gardener, 35-year-old construction worker of Portmore, St Catherine, was before the courts on a charge of larceny.

When the matter was mentioned, attorney-at-Law Vincent Wellesely told the court that the accused could not be prosecuted as charged.

He explained that the Crown was depending on the written statement of a representative for Digicel, which states that the battery found in his client’s possession are supplied to both his company and LIME Jamaica limited.

Wellesley said that the statement should be sought from Product Solutions Limited to identify the true owner of the battery in question.

The clerk of court then conceded that there was a flaw in the Crown’s case which resulted in Gardener being freed.

Allegations are that on October 15, last year, the accused was stopped by the police along the Braeton main Road in St Catherine.

While his documents were been checked, the police observed a battery he determined was the property of Digicel Jamaica.

The accused was then charged with larceny, he made several court appearances and has maintained his innocence throughout.

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MAN ACCUSED OF FONDLING TEEN"S PRIVATE PARTS

Deon Green, STAR Writer

Forty-four-year-old Livingston Goffe of Pamphret, St Thomas, has been arrested and charged by the Yallahs police for allegedly molesting a young man.

Goffe has been granted $80,000 bail and is scheduled answer to the charge on July 25, in the Yallahs Resident Magistrate’s Court

Allegations against Goffe are that he offered an 18-year-old man accommodation for the night at his home sometime in June, after the young man could not find a sister he had travelled to visit. It’s further alleged that while the teen was asleep, Goffe began fondling his private parts.

The matter was reported to the Yallahs police, who arrested and charged Goffe for the sexual offence.

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Cop accused of stealing money during operation gets bail

A cop who is accused pocketing $30,000 during a police operation was granted $100,000 bail when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Frederick Morant, who is attached to the Organised Crime Investigation Division (OCID), is to return to court on August 26, for trial.

Allegations are that on June 20, about 3 p.m., police officers were carrying out an operation at a wholesale on Waltham Park Road in Kingston for uncustomed goods.

It is alleged that during the search, the owner of the establishment was present and claimed that she lost $30,000 that was hidden under a mattress.

The court heard that Morant’s colleagues noticed him acting suspiciously and notified their supervisor.

It is alleged that during a search of Morant, the cash fell from one of his pockets.

Morant, who has denied the allegations, is to surrender his travel documents as a condition of his bail.

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