Six persons were held at the Green Valley Festival on Monday for the carrying offensive weapons. Devon Williams of Upper Cayon and Akeem Byron of Newton Ground were each caught with a knife.
The other four were Detoia Byron of Conaree Village, Clive Javid Sullivan of Half Way Tree, Chesit Fraites Richardson of Conaree Village and a fourteen-year-old female of Sandy Point. The fourteen-year-old was charged for carrying a pair of scissors.
Other persons were charged for other unlawful acts during Green Valley’s Parade Day. Glenville O’Flaherty of Upper Cayon Village was charged for possession of a controlled drug (cannabis). Kevin Gilbert of Upper Cayon was charged for obstruction as per the Drug Act and Micheal Paul, also of Upper Cayon was charged for battery on a police officer.
On May 25, 2007 Curtlyn Huggins of Old Road was charged for wounding with intent committed at the Paul Southwell Industrial Site on May 22. Calvis Austin Rogers of Trinity was charged for battery on a police officer and resisting arrest committed on May 25. Zahid Ali of Bath Village, Nevis was charged for rape committed on May 23 at Frigate Bay.
Sheldon Cannonier of Neverson Street East was charged on May 25th as well for shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm committed on Feb. 24.
On the following day, four persons were charged for unlawful acts. Elvan Warner of Basseterre was one of them. He was charged for escaping lawful custody on May 15. A sixteen-year-old male also of Basseterre was charged for building breaking and larceny committed on May 20.
Alex Claxton of Bath Village, Nevis was charged for possession of cannabis committed on May 26 in the area where he lives. Kevin Kelly of St. Paul’s was charged on the same day as Claxton for being armed with an offensive weapon committed on May 25.
On May 27, John Gumbs of Pond Road, Newtown was charged for being armed with an offensive weapon committed on the previous day.
Also on May 27, Micheal Richards of West Bourne Street was charged for larceny committed on May 25 and Kirsten Clarke of New Castle, Nevis was charged for possession of cannabis committed on the same day he was charged. Leon Griffin of Zion Village, Nevis was charged for larceny on May 27. The charged against him revealed that he committed the offence on May 2 at Fothergill, Nevis.
Tayan Wilkns of Nisbett Settlement, Nevis was charged for possession of cannabis committed on the same day she was charged.
At the Bassterre Magistrate’s Court on Friday, Mercedes Jose Santana and Altagracia Maria Heredia of Santo Domingo were convicted for using a passport that was not lawfully issued to them committed on May 8 at the R. L. B. International Airport. They pleaded guilty to the charge and were subsequently fined EC$1,000.00 each to be paid forthwith or in default to serve fourteen days imprisonment. Both females are presently at Her Majesty’s Prison.
A 14-year-old, a 16-year-old and 15-year-old of Basseterre were all charged for the same offence, larceny. The court ordered that all receive 6 strokes each.
Also over the weekend, two male juveniles, one 15 and the other 16 were arrested for violating their curfew ordered by the court. Their curfew was from 7pm to 6am. The boys were picked up on May 29 at 12:15am and May 25 at 9:30pm respectively.
On May 29, four persons were arrested and charged. Troy Francis of Cayon Village was charged for malicious damage at Cayon Village. Zandra McSheen of Suncrest, Bird Rock was charged for driving without a license and driving without insurance. Elsworth Boddie of Tabernacle was charged for possession of a controlled drug to wit cannabis and Gavin Patterson of Prospect Village was charged for driving without insurance committed on the previous day.
On May 30, four more persons were arrested and charged. Anthony Ranton of New Road was charged for assault, being armed with an offensive weapon and indecent and threatening language committed on May 28.
Anthony Phillip of Stone Fort Estate was charged for battery. Lenroy Mills of New Road was charged for wounding committed on Apr. 30.
Meanwhile at the Basseterre Magistrate’s Court, Jamal Benjamin of Cayon Village was convicted for driving without due care and attention and was subsequently fined EC$200.00 to be paid forthwith.
