Judicial Scoop: Complainant in rape case against pastor did not show up in court. When the anticipated trial of Jason Rose, the St James-based pastor accused of raping a teenage girl in 2021, and his two co-defendants came before the St James Circuit Court on Monday, November 27, 2023, the complainant was a no-show. As … Continue reading Complainant in rape case against a St James pastor went missing.
Category: Justice System
Court pardoned a woman who threatened to ‘bomb up’ a bank over $9,000.
An irate Corporate Area woman landed in jail for four days after threatening to 'bomb up' a bank due to a failure of representatives to provide her with acceptable responses about a $9,000 transaction on her account. The police charged the accused with using a computer for malicious communication under the Cybercrime Act. The offense … Continue reading Court pardoned a woman who threatened to ‘bomb up’ a bank over $9,000.
A US citizen arriving from Florida was arrested for ganja possession.
An American citizen whom Customs Officers detained at the Norman Manley International Airport on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, was later arrested by the police for attempting to smuggle an undisclosed quantity of ganja into the country. The unidentified suspect also had a large quantity of laced edibles concealed within his luggage. The suspect, who arrived … Continue reading A US citizen arriving from Florida was arrested for ganja possession.
St Catherine man pleads guilty to fatal Rio Cobre crash.
Judicial Scoop Tragic Turn of Events: St. Catherine Resident Malik Wynter Pleads Guilty to Fatal Crash in Rio Cobre On November 20, 2023. Malik Wynter, a resident of St. Catherine, stood before the esteemed St. Catherine Circuit Court and made a heart-wrenching admission. He pleaded guilty to a charge of causing death by dangerous driving … Continue reading St Catherine man pleads guilty to fatal Rio Cobre crash.
Jamaican classified as a public safety threat in the US, nabbed by ICE.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) says its Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in Boston, Massachusetts, arrested a 52-year-old citizen of Jamaica who was unlawfully present in the country. When someone has violated immigration law and has been deemed a public safety threat, ERO Boston will apprehend that person and seek to have them … Continue reading Jamaican classified as a public safety threat in the US, nabbed by ICE.
A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty to 13 felonies in Manchester.
Judicial Scoop MANCHESTER, Jamaica - A 21-year-old man whom the police indicted for several felonies, including two counts of murder, was convicted in the Home Circuit Court on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Deandre Grant, a construction worker from Bellfield district in Manchester and Canaan Heights in May Pen, Clarendon, pleaded guilty to 13 charges laid against … Continue reading A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty to 13 felonies in Manchester.
Jamaica’s Supreme Court ordered the JCF to reinstate Rohan James.
KINGSTON, Jamaica–On Friday, November 17, 2023, Supreme Court Justice Tara Carr ordered that Corporal Rohan James, Chairman of the Jamaica Police Federation, be reinstated in his job in the Jamaica Constabulary Force, pending the outcome of his motion for judicial review. In granting the application for judicial review, the judge also ordered that the Commissioner … Continue reading Jamaica’s Supreme Court ordered the JCF to reinstate Rohan James.
Judge is unhappy with the progress of the bombing hoax case.
Judicial Scoop: KINGSTOWN, Jamaica–Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque is unhappy with the progress of the Bombing Hoax Case. She has beseeched experts at the Communication Forensic and Cyber Crime Division to work ‘Whole Hog’ in producing a report that will assist in the progress of the case against Michael Glenford, whom the authorities accused of notifying the … Continue reading Judge is unhappy with the progress of the bombing hoax case.
Maitland’s defense team aborted his bail application.
In a shocking turn of events, defense attorneys representing Noel Maitland in the Donna Lee Donaldson murder case aborted his bail application hearing on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. The defense had scheduled a bail application hearing in the Home Circuit Court on Wednesday morning. Still, when the matter came before the Court, the Crown advised … Continue reading Maitland’s defense team aborted his bail application.
A Gun Court Judge remanded an alleged US-based gun smuggler.
According to Judicial Scoop, a Gun Court Judge on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, remanded an American businessman, whom the police alleged purchased five of the weapons the police seized in a massive gun find in a warehouse at the Kingston wharf in March last year. He will remain in custody until November 23, 2023, when … Continue reading A Gun Court Judge remanded an alleged US-based gun smuggler.