Eight months in the lock-up for BlackBerry thief
Dominica News Online - Thursday, February 14th, 2013 at 3:40 PM
23-year-old Rico Kennedy Warner of Tarish Pit has been sentenced to eight months behind bars after he pleaded guilty to stealing four BlackBerry phones on Carnival Monday.
According to the facts given in court, Warner stole BlackBerry Curves belonging to Niomi George and Sheraline Valmond and a BlackBerry Bold belonging to Ezra George and another belonging to Albert Simon.
It is reported that the phones were stolen from their owners on four separate occasions, in backpacks and a waist band, while they were jumping up on Carnival Monday.
Warner admitted to the police that he stole the phone.
In mitigation his lawyer, Darius Jones, pleaded to the court for a “non custodial sentence” saying his client had “not wasted the courts time, demonstrated remorse and his actions were not violent.”
But Magistrates Candia George said she viewed his actions as “calculated.”
She sentenced him to two months jail on each count of theft to run consecutively.
Warner, in the meantime, told the court he was sorry. “I was under the influence of alcohol….it was not my intentions to steal,” he said.
His rap sheet shows he has previous convictions.
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don’t get me wrong but i hate to hear u ppl who go overseas(USA/England) and living on food stamps criticising de Caribbean where u guys come from. usa/england got more crime than d/ca. to all u ppl dat hate tarish pit, gutter community or stockie ppl hav u guys ever take a time to realise why de kids do such stuff. they all are neglected by u corrupt goverments for decades so de kids hav to hustle to eat.
so wat kind of alcohol mr drink that make his steal blackberry.i was guessing black lable but that doesnt sound like blackberry
I feel so disappointed at the responses people leave on these issues. it seems that most of the contributors are overseas and it frightens me when people stay in the USA for decades and sound like they are still in ancient Dominica.
Rape 12 and 6 yr olds concurrent jail
Tief blackberry consecutive jail
But kill a man, oh yes-out on bail!
the blackberry thief!
lol Lmao at u brother….what a shame to hear bout u
Warning to those who choose to steal phones or other electronic items there is a tracking device and ways to track them so don’t do it.
Well, the sentences were slapped CONSECUTIVELY. That means 2 months, then 2 months, then 2 months, then another 2 months. Had he to serve the sentences CONCURRENTLY then he would have been back home by mid-April. But he’ll be spending Easter, and May Day and Pentecost Monday and August Monday with his new friends and renewed acquaintances at Stockie.
He left his house with the intention to steal people’s phone, he was on a blackberry rampage drunk or no drunk MR.is a thief. You should squeeze him with more months in jail.
What kind of upside-down, back-to front justice system we have when “not wasting the court’s time” gives you credit points? Aren’t we supposed “not to waste the court’s time” in the first place? Where does such warped thinking come from?
Wae wae wae…some ppl stupid we. Obviously if you plead guilty then there was no trial where the Magistrate has to hear the police case and your side of the story for the next year and then find you guilty before sentencing you. So obviously that’s what the lawyer means when he said that Rico didn’t waste the court’s time.
one of his victims was a friend of his from the same area. he heard her telling others in the band that her phone was missing and he did not give in, she later found out that he was the culprit. his nick name in the area is FINGERS so figure it out
awa 8 months too much for dat crime
If you read carefully you would have noted that the one crime was committed on four different occassions hence four charges with four separate sentences.
You and others of your ilk are responsible for the upsurge and increase in criminal activities in DA. Have you considered what you wrote here? Your silly comment now wants me to suggest that he should have been given 8 YEARS. Please let us condemn something that is wrong and praise what is right. I am sure you were taught these values as a young person; why do you now want to support and glorify wrongdoings?
people like to steal people thing they don’t no if they work hard for it
It have one of them dat like to mind people business everyo=body zafer is in her phone it staying but Jah go Quaile her. I not condoning what D Tief did but dat one from up so she not noting soft with people business. All d zafer outside now what you going to do. One stepp at a time your tribulation following you know yourself is up dat side u living by stocky. I do know why you doh stop minding people business and mind yours. D BB makers never made BB to spread bad tings about people wife,their man their children their boyfriend and girlfriend their huisband and other genrations. I hope dat quiet you down a bit if doh quiet you down maybe you hav malidiction.ou petet nee diab
i never no alcohol does make people voleh black berry
smfh
could we get more info how they find him so fast? he sell those bb already and somebody trace the bb pins or the cameras review pick that up?
on another note thanks DNO and COMESEETV for all these live coverage i felt so at home enjoying every moment from jouvert to last lap..thumps up
I guess that is Lime new competitor. Mister doh take one phone nah. Four!! A store you were going to open? Well, the rum do one good thing for you. It bring out your sense of business.
Beware of thieves at such a time as carnival and in the crowd. Hold on tight to your belongings. The man stole four blackberries. I suppose his intention was to sell them. He had no intention of stealing? Big excuse which no one should believe.
The lawyer stated that “he did not waste the Court’s time.” It is habitual with those lawyers to make such a statement. This is stupidity in itself and by no means a defense to have perpetrators acquitted.
The man went before the Court as a thief. He committed the crimes and he must pay the price. No excuse for him. He knew very well what he was doing and his further intent was to dispense of the blackberries by no doubt selling them. He surely would not have kept them for his use.
It is stupid to steal blackerries/cellulars. Those who provide the service could easily trace them. This is why the owners should ensure to make note of the serial number, etc. and as soon as they are aware that they are missing to report them to the Provider(s) so that they can immediately make note of them and cut off the service. However, it was carnival and in a place like Dominica I wonder if this step would have been effective at that time.
Two months for each blackberry is insufficient and since he is a habitual thief.
He stole the phones and his saying he was drunk so the alcohol made him did that my God waht a lame excuse.
boy i hate people who steal people things
i have a special punishment for people who touch my stuff.
His punishment was quick.
According to the DNO story, the prisoner was sentenced him to two months jail on each count of theft to run consecutively.
Is the actual imprisonment eight months or two months?
that’s a foolish question…2 mths for each count…do the BASIC maths
Bondjieu If i was you I would be ashamed. What is 2 x4? Alas and that’s the first comment everyone around the world will see, I shame
pls have pity on him. he does not understand the term consecutively.
You have a computer, go to google.com and type in “define consecutively”.
He is only going to serve two months.
@not a herd follower
If the magistrate had said CONCURRENTLY then that would mean 2 months. CONSECUTIVELY means one after the other ie. 2 months for every charge. There were 4 charges and each resulted in a 2 month jail time. 2 months by 4 charges equals 8 months.
Not wasted the courts time my foot. Make them pay!
this guy stole my wallet in my back pocket one time as well, he is thief and he should suffer for his actions. i find the sentence is to soft for him.
Never place your wallet in your back pocket. Thieves can see the outline of it. It is a temptation to theft.
I hope you learned a lesson from that. Some people who had their wallets stolen no longer carry one. Never place money or your cellular phone or other important matters in your back pocket especially when in a crowd; too many thieves around. Those items could also fall off from the pocket.
Yeah right! Blame it on the alcohol
yeay right. Blame it on the alcohol
Yes I Rico. So you tired sell fish you decide is blackberry you stealing. Anyway all hope is not gone. You can still make a change.
Give him Our Lord Jesus Christ. Worship, prayer, penance and sacrifice. This is a good time to start during Lent. No joking but worth a smile.
He needs the blessing and grace of God.
kudos to the fast and effective police work done to apprehend n punish him..
.bb u want so if they give u a chance u would get a basket full man…sor-sorttt
..black berry will black burry allu tail…go work for wat alu can afford
And we ask what’s happening in our beautiful and once very peaceful Dominica and why we have so much crime?
When you have lawyers pleading to the court for leniency for orchestrated, well thought out and executed crimes because their clients have no previous convictions, not wasted the courts time, demonstrated remorse and all these non-sense, we cannot expect better. Can we?
So we now blaming the lawyers. if a person tells the lawyer he is guilty u want the lawyer to make up a story for him. the man say he quilty the lawyer must now mitigate. that is how it works in America England Canada and also Dominica
Dog u was nt thikin of ur child allu man nt easy na uall hav childern wi.
He did not expect to get caught in the crowd. Obviously, he has no conscience and consideration for his victims and also his family whom he financially and emotionally hurt. That is why they steal and at times like that. Thanks to good police work he was caught.
hey bad..where did you learn your english grammar?
STRUPES…..Am sure you understode anyways…
Smh for a BB?!! Come on man my boy you should go n work n buy your own ting well when you come out jail all you must learn to see n don’t touch man !
trust these tarish pit boys the vast majority of them worthless
get them locked up!!!
You made me laugh.
That area has a sigma and gives those who reside a stigma. Of course the actions of some of them create and cause it.
Very well calculated!
No excuse! Pay Your Time!
An example had to be made of SOMEBODY!
Now is your time boss.
“It was not my intention to steal”! Lame excuse Rico and about as credible as aking us to believe in Santa Claus. You did it four times and each time targeted a Blackberry. You knew exactly what you were doing.
lool papament
Dominica is a wonderful example of a madhouse in action.
There are men who have attempted murder, stolen millions, and continue to walk the streets as citizens, whilst people get put away efficiently for petty theft.
Madness on the outside.
A thief is not a thief until caught and it is proven that the suspect and accused did in fact commit the crime.
Tempi, there is NOTHING known as petty theft; there is theft and honesty. I am tired of hearing individuals attempting to differentiate between stealing one dollar and one billion dollars:both are acts of stealing and should be condemned with dispatch!! Stop applauding wrongdoings. Thanks.
Tempi you must be an idiot. Petty theft four times in one night under the lame excuse of alcohol. i dont care if is one he should pay. the courts should not give off the signal that little/petty/minor however u wish to put it offenders must not pay as they will be encouraging bigger crimes.
While on that topic i want to urge persons to be vigilant when buying phones off that Facebook page Dominica’s Craiglist” you may well be the next Rico. those little nasty pricks must learn a lesson. Shait man!
Kill = Bail, steal a Blackberry = 8 months. Shaking my head!!
“…Darius Jones, pleaded to the court for a “non custodial sentence” saying his client had “not wasted the courts time, demonstrated remorse and his actions were not violent.” :
What this actually means from a layman’s stand point is that the lawyer knows you’re as guilty as sin and can’t be bothered to look up a real defence for you but has to say something to give the impression that he was working on the case. Now he takes your cash and enjoy’s it at happy hour at Fort Young.
I was sitting in Court. the man said it loud and clear. GUILTY. that sounds clear to me in any language. What real defence u talking about. what planet u come from. So u want the lawyer to tell the man say not guilty. come up with a cock and bull defence. keep coming back to court for the next eighteen months to see if the man can get off and then complain that the system is too slow or the lawyer will say anything just for the money. Guilty means guilty. No defence
I wonder how they cauught him, silly boy
It’s pathetic the excuses these lawyers come up with: “not wasted the courts time, demonstrated remorse and his actions were not violent.”
He has a rapsheet. How much more court time, police time, society time has he to waste before his offenses are taken seriously.
Will it only be serious when someone gets hurt?
what if one of the victims had tried to defend themselves against the robbery and someone had gotten hurt? Then, and only thn, would his actions be considered serious?
Come on …criminals like that go on to bigger and better things. 2 mths in Jail for stealing a phone … next is 6mths perhaps for stealing money/groceries..perhaps 2 yrs for assault with a weapon? what is the amount of time for wasting tax payer dollars?
“I was sorry,it was not my intention,” you should ge given a hasher sentence, you Dam well know what you were doing and blaming it on alcohol.
people enjoying themself and that’s what you are doing?
Sham on you.
Those lawyers. I wonder in what part of Dominica they are living. Do they think that they are immune to thieves who “plead guilty and show sign of remorse because they do not want to waste the courts time” when faced with the inevitable? That argument to my mind has been sorely abused by lwyers.
I wonder what our lawyers thought, when in the now infamous recent rape case in India many lawyers refused to take up the case on behalf of those scums.
i believe that it was more a case of those lawyers in India fearing for their lives at the hands of the angry mobs. Lawyers don’t allow money to fly past them like that. Greedy bastards.
rum making u steal …four times ? and u dont know what u doing ? lol boy take ur jail..
Stupid idiot!!!!!!!!!
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