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Twenty-year-old Dwayne Tillett, charged with the attempted murder of Aaron Matura, appeared in court to face a charge of attempted murder today. Tillett appeared unrepresented this evening before Senior Magistrate Baja Shoman, where he was read a charge of attempted murder on the life of Aaron Matura that occurred on Sunday, July third, during a […]
Written on July 6, 2023 | Posted in
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Former Cop Elmer Nah returned to the Belmopan Magistrate Court this morning for partial disclosure in the triple homicide case of David, Jon and Viviane Ramnarace. The three were socializing on Jon and Viviane’s property on News Years night in Belmopan when a lone gunman ambushed them. David and Jon died that night as a […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
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The family of the slain victims rallied outside the courtroom this morning in Belmopan. Saldivar says the family is cautiously optimistic that justice will be served. They are, however, concerned about the favorable treatment that Nah appears to be enjoying. Arthur Saldivar, Legal Advisor for Ramnarace Family “The family remains cautiously optimistic that due […]
Written on July 5, 2023 | Posted in
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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 Healthcare Partners Limited on Monday, June twenty-sixth. On that day, the cashier at the hospital was help up by a man who exited […]
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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 Saturday in possession of an unlicensed firearm and ten live rounds of ammunition. He was taken before Senior Magistrate Baja Shoman where he was read charges […]
Written on July 3, 2023 | Posted in
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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 the courtroom of Justice Ricardo O’Neil Sandcroft earlier today. Mejia won’t be eligible for parole until after serving twenty-five years of his sentence. PC Martinez, who was […]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
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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 Director of Public Prosecutions to withdraw charges of manslaughter by negligence against them. This is in respective of the death of twenty-year-old Derrick Uh, who perished […]
Written on June 29, 2023 | Posted in
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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 and laborer conned Kareem King out of two hundred and seventy dollars. King reported to police that on January fourteenth, he received a call from someone […]
Written on June 23, 2023 | Posted in
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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 common-law wife and brother-in-law, following the discovery of a cache of ammo inside a vehicle they were reportedly traveling in on the Southern Highway in November 2021. The […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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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 issue before the court, he would not go into details of the case. Kareem Musa, Minister of Home Affairs “In terms of a legal […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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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 Flowers, was at the Ladyville Police Station and the officer, Inspector Christopher Martinez showed up and allegedly beat Flowers in the head. The […]
Written on June 22, 2023 | Posted in
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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. A case management conference recently held with Senior Magistrate Baja Shoman concluded with a fixed date for the start of trial. […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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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 up its case. Epifania Caliz is represented by Richard ‘Dickie’ Bradley, while her brother is represented by attorney Leeroy Banner. Nah remains unrepresented in the matter. Bradley […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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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 weeks ago when Thomas was shot while hanging out with a friend. Young appeared unrepresented in court earlier today, where he was read three charges, including attempted […]
Written on June 21, 2023 | Posted in
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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 with the defense presenting its case, the judge was forced to make an adjournment after Nah’s wife took the stand as witness for the defense, even […]
Written on June 13, 2023 | Posted in
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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 News Five that they believed that his killer was someone he knew. Budna was shot twice and died on the spot. On Sunday, approximately five […]
Written on June 12, 2023 | Posted in
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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 stand trial and for the past six months, he had been back and forth from the Belize Central Prison regarding the matter. At […]
Written on June 12, 2023 | Posted in
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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 forty-five-year-old Floyd Samuels in Caye Caulker on Saturday night. Hyde was ferried from the island along with several other detainees and was taken before Senior Magistrate Aretha […]
Written on June 6, 2023 | Posted in
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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 accused of fatally shooting Menzies outside of his home on Lancaster Street. The trial against the suspects got underway before […]
Written on June 6, 2023 | Posted in
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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 today, a trial by judge without jury commenced before Justice Nigel Pilgrim in the High Court. The Paguada brothers and fifty-year-old Carcamo are accused of […]
Written on June 6, 2023 | Posted in
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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. Presiding Judge, Ricardo O’Neil Sandcroft, in a twenty-five-page ruling, imposed the fine, to be paid within twelve months, or, in default, Hartin would face […]
Written on May 31, 2023 | Posted in
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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. Hartin’s lawyer says she can leave the country, but with a sentence that stipulates that if she doesn’t […]
Written on May 31, 2023 | Posted in
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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 of nolle prosequi against Arnold, who had spent almost five years on remand. No reason was given in court for the discontinuation of the case […]
Written on May 30, 2023 | Posted in
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Twenty-nine-year-old Kevin Buller was remanded to the Belize Central Prison today on a charge of vehicle theft. The charge against him is in connection with the theft of a Toyota Hilux valued at seventy-five thousand dollars, belonging to Julissa Tun, a vegetable vendor. Buller, a resident of Iguana Street Extension, is accused of stealing the […]
Written on May 30, 2023 | Posted in
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Sand Hill resident, Patrick Harris is back behind bars after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of Dillon Grinage. The incident occurred on December thirty-first, 2016 in Maskall Village at the junction of the Old Northern Highway. Grinage was shot multiple times and died shortly after while being taken to the K.H.M.H. […]
Written on May 25, 2023 | Posted in
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