Twenty-six-year-old Sermanthia Wendy Lightbourne, a resident of Union Road, was formally arraigned in Magistrate Court 11, Nassau Street, before Magistrate Susan Sylvester. Sgt. Neely prosecuted the matter. The defendants were not represented by legal counsel.
Particulars allege that on Sunday, September 17, the 26-year-old stole from Esso Service Station, Bargain City Plaza, Carmichael Road, $1,840, which she had access to by reason of employment.
Further, the Crown alleged that Lightbourne on the same date made a false statement to Detective Sergeant 1239 Maycock, tending to show that an offence had been committed.
Lightbourne was also charged, along with Calvin Alexander McPhee a resident of Zion Boulevard, with dishonestly receiving.
It is also alleged that the duo received the money knowing it to have been obtained or appropriated by an offence.
They pleaded not guilty to the charge. Bail was granted in the amount of $3,500 each. The matter has been adjourned to January 18, 2007. In other news, the search continues for two of the three men who had been on board a fishing boat that sank in 30-feet of water off Moore’s Island on Monday.
Missing are Michael Pinder, a resident of No 3 Widgeon Road and Lenward Davis, of No 67 Pioneer’s Way, who were last seen swimming about nine miles off Moore’s Island.
Reportedly, the third man on board the vessel, Cephas Taylor (52) of Freeport, was rescued from the water by a passing boat near Moore’s Island after spending 20 hours in the rough seas.
He was treated at the local clinic for dehydration and hypothermia.
Reportedly, the men left on Wednesday from McClean’s Town aboard ‘Sloppy Patrol,’ (a 21ft Chapparal speedboat,) on a fishing trip to Moore’s Island.
According to reports, local boaters along with the US Coast Guard officials have been searching for the men without success.
By: KEVA LIGHTBOURNE, The Nassau Guardian
