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Mother’s Day Vacationer from Orlando expected to be sentenced today in TCI Supreme Court

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Wilkie Arthur
Eagle Legal News

 

#TurksandCaicos, July 2, 2024 – An “excellent” Turks and Caicos Mother’s Day vacation was ruined by the discovery of two bullets in baggage at the Howard Hamilton International Airport on Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands, when a grandmother was prevented from traveling back home to Orlando, Florida on May 13th of this year.
Both mother and daughter were stopped by airport law enforcement authorities when deep inside her travel bag, under the far bottom flap, airport scanners picked up the two bullets.

The accused, on Wednesday June 26th, pleaded guilty to being in unlawful possession of two rounds of ammunition before her Ladyship the Hon. Ms. Tanya Lobban-Jackson and she is today listed for continued sentencing hearing on Thursday, 11th July, 2024.

SHARITTA SHINISE GRIER, 46 is the only American woman and the last of the five Americans who were charged with breach of the Turks and Caicos Firearms Ordinance which forbids possession of gun and ammunition unless registered and licensed by the Royal TCI Police Force.
The expectation is that Grier will benefit from the ‘exceptional circumstances’ clause in the law and be permitted to finally return home.

In recent weeks, the high-profile cases focused on the ordeal for Americans: TYLER WENRICK who was eventually released after being sentenced to a fine of $9,000.00 for two 9mm rounds of ammunition.
RYAN WATSON, who was fined $2,000.00 for four bullets.

BRYAN HAGERICH who was fined $6,700.00 for 20 rounds of rifle bullets.

MICHAEL LEE EVANS, no fine, for a loaded magazine with seven rounds of ammunition therein. He was, however, given a suspended sentence.

SHARITTA SHINISE GRIER is represented by F- Chambers senior attorney Ms. Sheena Mair.

 

UPDATED: 03/07/2024

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Rape Accused Remanded to Prison

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Turks and Caicos, November 22, 2024
ERNST JUNIOR JABOIN, 20, of Kew Town, Providenciales, appeared at the Providenciales Magistrate’s Court yesterday (November 21st) and was remanded to His Majesty’s Prison.
Jaboin, 20, was charged by the Safeguarding and Public Protection Unit officers on November 19th with the following offences.
– One Count Rape
– One Count Robbery
The charges against the accused were laid after a report was made on August 18th, 2024.
Ernst Jaboin will reappear in court on January 10th, 2025, for a Sufficiency Hearing.

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Persons Charged with Assault 

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TYSEAN WILLIAMS

Turks and Caicos, October 30, 2024 – Two males appeared before a Grand Turk Magistrate yesterday (October 29) charged with assault offences.

In the first incident, TYSEAN WILLIAMS, 18, was charged with one count of inflicting grievous bodily harm.

The charge was laid following an incident on Friday, October 4th, 2024, along West Road Grand Turk.

Following his court appearance, Mr Williams was remanded into the custody of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

WILLIAMSON TELCIDE

In a separate appearance, WILLIAMSON TELCIDE was charged with one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Mr. Telcide,26, was granted $3000.00 bail.

The accused was charged following an incident on Friday, 25th October 2024, at Grand Turk Cruise Port.

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Coroner’s Court busy with Vehicular Fatalities

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Wilkie Arthur

Eagle Legal News Media

 

Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuesday, October 22, 2024 – As we continue our coverage of the coronial inquests into motor vehicle fatalities, we return to the Coroner’s Court proceedings held on Friday, October 18, 2024. The Hon. Coroner Ms. Mickia Mills presided over the following cases:

  1. Jarell Clarke (1997-2023)

Cause of Death: Provisional cause of death is Blunt Force Injuries.

Clarke, who died on July 13, 2023, had his inquest adjourned due to the unavailability of necessary documentation.

  1. Romello Delancy (1996-2023)

Cause of Death: Provisional cause of death is Blunt Force Injuries to the head.

Delancy’s inquest was opened and subsequently adjourned to a later date. He passed away on August 11, 2023.

  1. Shaquille Gardiner (1993-2021)

Gardiner lost control of his vehicle in 2021, colliding with the wall of All Saints Missionary Baptist Church, where he became trapped under the dashboard and succumbed to his injuries. His cause of death was confirmed as Blunt Force Injuries, and the inquest is ongoing.

  1. Robert Hanchell (1975-2020)

Incident Date: August 9, 2020

Hanchell, who was riding a motorcycle, died following a vehicular accident. The inquest has been adjourned.

  1. Kenneth Walters (2020)

Walters’ case, also listed on Friday, was adjourned. Eagle Legal News confirms that this matter is additionally listed in the Supreme Court, where an individual has been charged in connection with his death.

  1. Ken Mather, Jr. (1987-2020)

Incident Date: February 9, 2020

Mather’s inquest, like others, has been adjourned.

An additional report on further coronial inquest matters called for mention on Friday will follow. These inquests bring families closer to closure as they seek answers about the loss of their loved ones.

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