Darnell Arnold Is Acquitted of Murder of Philmore King
Darnell Arnold Twenty-five-year-old Darnell Arnold walked out of court a free man after the murder case against him fell through today. The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions entered a case...
View ArticleWhat’s Next for Jasmine Hartin?
So what happens now for Hartin? We tried to ask her when she exited the courtroom today, but she was not talking. We also tried to get Jemmott’s sisters upon their exit, but they too declined comment....
View ArticleJasmine Hartin Fined $75,000 for Death of Henry Jemmott
Exactly three years to the day after she was arraigned in San Pedro for the shooting death of Superintendent Henry Jemmott, Jasmine Hartin was fined seventy-five thousand dollars as her sentence....
View ArticlePaguada Brothers Appear in Court for Murder Trial
Delson Paguada Siblings Delson and Tione Paguada, as well as Timothy Carcamo, are also on trial for the murder of thirty-two-year-old Paul Jex that occurred in San Pedro in January 2018. Earlier...
View ArticleTrial in Murder of Shawn Menzies Begins in High Court
A pair of men, believed to be the culprits in the murder of Bowen & Bowen employee Shawn Menzies in November 2018, appeared in the High Court this morning. Eric Miranda and Jeffrey Contreras are...
View ArticleJohn Hyde is Arrested and Charged for Caye Caulker Murder
John Hyde Twenty-six-year-old John Hyde Junior was arraigned on one count of murder in the Belize City Magistrate’s Court this afternoon. This is in connection with the shooting death of...
View ArticleDavid Arnold Walks From the Murder of ‘Hard Rock’
This morning in the High Court, David Arnold, charged for the execution-style murder of well-known Belize City deejay Andrew ‘Hard Rock’ Bennett, walked away a free man. Arnold had been committed to...
View ArticleDenvoy Bartley Charged for New Year’s Murder of Lionel Budna
Denvoy Bartley The first murder for the year occurred just minutes into the New Year and the victim was Lionel Budna, a twenty-five-year-old of Central American Boulevard. Back then, the family told...
View ArticleA Twist in the Elmer Nah et Al Ammo Trial
The ammunition case before Senior Magistrate Baja Shoman against Elmer Nah, his common-law wife Epiphania Caliz and his brother-in-law Manuel Caliz took an interesting twist today. The trial continued...
View ArticleLeslie Young Jr. Remanded for Attempted Murder
Leslie Young Jr. Nineteen-year-old Leslie Young Junior, a resident of Belize City, is on remand at the Belize Central Prison for the attempted murder of Sheldon Thomas. The incident happened several...
View ArticleWitnesses Testify in Nah & Caliz Ammunition Trial
Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley In the trial of Corporal Elmer Nah, his common-law wife Epifania Caliz and her sibling Manuel Caliz, who were jointly charged for ammunition offenses, the defense has wrapped...
View ArticleTrial of Narco 11 is Set for October 2023
The trial of twelve individuals, including four police officers, charged in connection with the illegal landing of a drug plane in southern Belize back in November 2021, is set to begin in four months....
View ArticleComPol Says Officer Martinez’s Behaviour Cannot be Countenanced
An inspector of police finds himself facing criminal charges after he is accused of beating a detainee at the Ladyville Police Station last Friday night. The incident unfolded when the detainee, Aaron...
View ArticleKareem Musa Pleads the Fifth on Nah’s Ammunition Case
Kareem Musa When asked about the turn of events regarding the ammunition case against Elmer Nah and the co-accused, Home Affairs Minister Kareem Musa told reporters that since the matter remains an...
View ArticleComPol Williams Believes Nah is Guilty in Ammo Case
On Wednesday, attorney Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley provided an update on an ammunition case involving accused murderer, Corporal Elmer Nah. The incarcerated policeman was charged along with his...
View ArticleFacebook Conman Charged for Scamming Kareem King
Jason Perez Twenty-eight-year-old Jason Thomas Perez was brought before the lower court earlier today on a charge of obtaining property by deception. It is alleged that back in January, the printer...
View ArticleTwo Officers Walk in Negligent Death of Derrick Uh
Derrick Uh On Wednesday, in the Corozal Magistrate’s Court, a pair of police officers, Isaias Sanchez and Rosario Romero, were cleared of serious charges following instructions from the Office of the...
View ArticleConvicted Cop Killer, Rayford Mejia, Gets Life Sentence
Rayford Mejia Twenty-three-year-old Rayford Mejia has been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of the murder of Police Constable Osbourne Martinez. That decision was handed down in...
View ArticleMark Godoy Busted for Unlicensed Firearm
Mark Godoy Nineteen-year-old Mark Godoy has been remanded to the Belize Central Prison after he appeared unrepresented in the lower courts this morning. The Santa Barbara Street resident was busted on...
View ArticleBrandon Taylor Charged in Connection with Robbery at Hospital
Brandon Taylor Well-known criminal figure, Brandon Taylor, also known as Brandon Bowen, is out on bail on a charge of robbery. The charge against Taylor is in relation to a hold-up at the Belize...
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