Kendrick Bauld News Today

Guardian Senior Reporter

A Doris Johnson High School student on Tuesday avoided jail for bringing 27 homemade Rice Krispies treats that were laced with marijuana onto the school’s campus. At his arraignment, Thomas Graham, 19, of St. Andrews Beach Estates, pleaded guilty to a charge of drug possession with intent to supply. Police officers arrested Graham at the school

An American tourist who tried to choke a security guard on Tuesday pleaded guilty to assault. Anthony Zurowski, 36, of Plantation, Florida, was ordered to pay $500 in compensation to his victim, Arthur Saunders in order to avoid a one-month prison sentence. He was also placed on probation for six months. Around 2:30 a.m., Zurowski, who

A man who was caught with 92 rounds of ammunition when police carried out a raid on his Seabreeze Lane home was yesterday sentenced to one year in prison. Police arrested Rodrecus Todd, 32, after they seized 92 rounds of 9mm ammunition and 54 shotgun shells in 2015. Police officers also discovered six ounces of marijuana

An Abaco man arrested after police seized drugs and ammunition during a raid on his home last month has pleaded guilty. Magistrate Samuel McKinney will sentence Fred Smith, 46, of Treasure Cay, Abaco, on March 15. He remains on remand at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services pending sentencing. A team of officers went to

A veteran corrections officer on Monday denied knowingly smuggling five ounces of marijuana into the prison in the soles of a pair of tennis shoes. Chief Corrections Officer Herman Major, who has worked at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services for 39 years, maintained that he was an honest officer. Major took the witness stand after

A magistrate yesterday set a tentative trial date for a man accused of stealing almost $300,000 from ABMs after a proposed plea agreement fell through. Travis Seymour was expected to plead guilty to stealing by reason of employment in relation to the theft of $295,000 from ABMs at CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB) when he appeared

A 27-year-old man was yesterday sentenced to two years and six months in prison for having a prohibited weapon. Geraiceo Brown, of Maxwell Lane, changed his plea to guilty when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis for the continuation of his trial. Officers from the Grove Police Station were on patrol on Palm Tree Avenue

An American tourist is facing charges after he allegedly brought a licensed pistol with him on vacation. Brent Ammons, 37, of Birmingham, Alabama, faced charges of introducing a firearm into the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and possession of ammunition when he appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney on Friday. Ammons pleaded not guilty to the charges