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John Chessman Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Killing of Chinese Businesmman
John Chessman Twenty-nine-year-old John Chessman Junior has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a lesser charge from the count of murder which he was read in August 2012 for the shooting death of Chinese...
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Bennett Returns to Court on June Fourth
Anthony Sylvestre Despite Sylvestre’s objection that the document ought not to be entered into the proceeding, the Chief Magistrate ultimately decided on its admission. Anthony Sylvestre, Attorney...
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Another Adjournment in Andrew Bennett’s Extradition Hearing
Andrew Bennett Attorney Andrew Bennett was back in court today where he continued to defend against an extradition request by the U.S. government. In the courtroom of Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazer...
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Terrence Lopez is Arraigned for Placencia Shooting
Terrence Lopez Earlier this week, we reported on a shooting incident in Placencia in which Francis Eiley was shot in the leg during an altercation with his neighbour. Initial reports were that the two...
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Police Officer Freed of ‘Harm’ Charge after Ex-Girlfriend Withdraws Charges
Leon Bradley Also in the courts today, PC Leon Bradley was freed from the charge of harm. This was after his estranged girlfriend twenty-year-old Ashley Pate told the court that she does not want to...
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Ronald “Jack” Flowers Arraigned for Attempted Murder
Ronald “Jack” Flowers Sixty-seven-year-old Frank Arnold is fighting for his life at the K.H.M.H., after he was stabbed multiple times by Ronald Flowers, who is known in the neighbourhood to be...
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3 Men Walk Free from Conspiracy to Commit Murder Charge
Joshua Jeremy Gillett & Denver Bevans A seventeen-year-old minor and two adults have been freed of conspiracy to commit murder in the shooting death of Lynford Baldwin. The trio appeared before...
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Luis Gordon Gets Reduced Time for Chopping Brother-in-law in 2014
F Luis Gordon ifty-two-year-old Luis Gordon was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to use of deadly means of harm. In 2014, Gordon was charged for the attempted murder of his...
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Was Communications Intercept on Andrew Bennett Done Unlawfully?
Richard 'Dickie' Bradley According to Bradley, the issue of Bennett’s constitutional rights will be heard in the Supreme Court. Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley, Attorney-at-law “From what the lawyers have...
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Andrew Bennett’s Extradition Case to go Before the Supreme Court
In the lower courts this afternoon, attorney Andrew Bennett appeared once again before Chief Magistrate Sharon Frazier, where he continues to face extradition to the United States for his purported...
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Carlos Coronado Fined and Confined for Drug Trafficking Conviction
Carlos Coronado Found guilty in absentia, Carlos Coronado has been fined ten thousand dollars and must spend three years in prison. Coronado learnt his fate while behind bars serving time for another...
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Faber’s Road Resident is Sentenced to Life for 2012 Murder
Henry Jacobs Henry Jacobs has been sentenced to life in prison with a possibility of parole after serving twenty years. That was the decision made by Justice Marilyn Williams. Back in 2018, Jacobs was...
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Was Andre Vega Unjustly Enriched?
Estevan Perera Then there is the political angle of it all. As we mentioned, Andre Vega is the son of former U.D.P. Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega who was the minister at the time of the land...
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G.O.B. and Andre Vega Battle over $400K in Land Compensation
Andre Vega The case against Andre Vega commenced today before Supreme Court Justice Courtenay Abel. It made headlines back in 2016 when it was reported that Vega, who is the son of the then Deputy...
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Teen is Remanded for Armed Robbery of Sunny & Tan
Damion Saldano A teenager has been arraigned for the armed robbery of popular Sunnyside Bakery on Racecourse Street in Belize City. “Sunny and Tan,” as it is otherwise known, was targeted by robbers...
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Mental Health Patient Remanded Pending Psychiatric Evaluation
Collin Francis Jr. A mental health patient is arraigned and remanded to jail pending psychiatric evaluation. Collin Francis Junior appeared before Senior Magistrate Tricia Pitts-Anderson, charged for...
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Alleged Baby Killer Arraigned on Manslaughter Charge
Tonight, twenty-eight-year-old Troy Banner stands accused of killing his own child. This morning in Belmopan, Banner was arraigned on a single charge of manslaughter for allegedly causing the death of...
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BT is out and His Soldiers are in Prison for Alleged Gang Affiliation
Tonight, the leader of the George Street Gang, identified as Brandon Tillett, also known as BT, remains a free man, while four of his alleged associates are on remand at the Belize Central Prison...
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Heavy Machine Operator Charged for Handling Stolen Goods
David Tillett A heavy machine operator from Belize City is out on bail tonight after he was caught using a vehicle license sticker belonging to the Belize City Council. David Tillett was arraigned this...
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Another Alleged George Street Gang Member behind Bars
Marvin Phillips Another alleged George Street gang member is behind bars after he pleaded not guilty to the charge. He is Marvin Phillips; a resident of Belama area in Belize City. This morning,...
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