Crime
Grand Turk Man to Stand Trial, Gun Charges
By Wilkie Arthur
Freelance Court Reporter
#TurksandCaicos, June 12, 2023 – OMARION GARDINER was on Friday June 2, 2023 committed to stand trial
in the Supreme Court having been charged with keeping a firearm and ammunition in his mother’s home, on the Island of Grand Turk in early April, 2023.
He is represented by Lara Maroof Misick who did not appear at his sufficiency hearing. She had conflicting matters, both at the Grand Turk Supreme Court.
Despite the absence of counsel, Her Ladyship Hon Chief Justice Ms. Mabel Agyemang proceeded with the sufficiency hearing and committed Gardiner to stand trial.
The matter was then adjourned to a plea and directions hearing (PDH) set for June 23, 2023.
Omarion Gardner is currently on remand at the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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Turks and Caicos, February 05th, 2025 – A 50-year-old male will appear before the Grand Turk Magistrate’s Court on February 17, 20225, charged with one count: SEXUAL
ASSAULT.
Officers of the Safeguarding and Public Protection Unit charged STEPHEN LYN following a report of sexual touching by a 13-year-old female victim.
The incident allegedly occurred on September 24, 2024.
Mr. Lyn is currently on $5000. bail.
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Turks and Caicos, February 3, 2025 – A 27-year-old male who threatened to shoot a police officer has been found guilty.
KARONNO MUNNINGS, of Kew Town, Providenciales, was ordered by the court on January 28, 2025, to pay a fine of $2000 or serve
sixty days imprisonment. Mr. Munnings was given until April 28th to pay the fine.
Evidence presented to the court revealed that on Monday, October 28, 2024, at around 9:30 p.m., a team of officers was conducting routine patrols along Pete Close, Kew Town, Providenciales.
While interviewing two individuals, Mr. Munnings approached a police officer and started issuing threats by stating, “I will shoot one of y’all in the head any day”.
Mr. Munnings was arrested and subsequently charged.
Following the verdict, Head of Crime, Safeguarding and Public Protection acting Superintendent Grantley Williams said, “The RT&CIPF welcomes the verdict. Any threats of violence against police officers or law-abiding persons will be met with swift action. We encourage respectful interactions with our officers to maintain public safety, especially while they are engaged in their duties. Threats against the lives of police officers are a serious matter. Officers uphold the law, and such utterances during our duty are unacceptable and will not be taken lightly.”
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