Laudrick Bruno, who is on bail for the alleged robbery of the National Development Foundation of Dominica (NDFD) and who was on a two-year suspended jail term for a burglary in Roseau, was fined fined $8,000 for illegal possession of a firearm.
He appeared in court and pleaded guilty on Friday to the charge.
Of that sum he is to pay $3,000 by June 30 or spend ten months in prison. $5,000 is to be paid by November 30 or by default serve 15 months behind bars.
Bruno was also ordered to serve a two-year jail term, which was suspended in March 2012 for the 2010 burglary of a business establishment owned by Leroy Henderson, known as Goodaz Fashion, on Cross Lane in Roseau.
During that burglary Bruno and another man stole $28, 622.25 worth of clothing from the establishment. He pleaded guilty in March 2012 and was given a two-year jail sentence which was suspended after his attorney Bernadette Lambert begged the court to give him a second chance. She said he had turned his life around, had enrolled in school and had a small nursery in Woodfordhill.
The Woodfordhill resident was ordered to pay $1,500 or six months in prison and warned not to commit another offense during the term of his suspended sentence.
However on Wednesday, May 16 2012, just two months later, he was arrested with a 9-mm pistol and will now serve the two-year jail term.
But that is not the end of Bruno’s trouble with the law. While he was given the suspended sentence in March and when he was arrested for the illegal firearm on Wednesday he was on bail for the alleged robbery of the NDFD.
The incident occurred on Wednesday August 11, 2010 at about 3:30 pm when three men, which reportedly included Bruno, robbed the establishment of EC$3771.30 at gun point.
The matter is still before the courts.
I disagree with the way that we are coming down on our young lawyers. A person is innocent until proven guilty. In many cases it’s quite the contrary but we must remember that everyone has the right to be represented before a judge and jury irrespective of whether we “think” they are innocent or guilty. See how many intsances around the world we have of people going to prison for years and only after is DNA and other evidence revealing that they were not responsible for the crimes that they were charged with. On another note, young man Bruno, you are bringing tears, shame and heartbreak on your family. When will you stop? What have they done to you that you are punishing them with grief and stress. Apparently, you do not realize how your actions are hurting them especially your father who has a duty to uphold the law. You make him seem like a man of double standards for having raised a son like you. Boy, cut the bull, serve your sentence and meditate on changing around your style. Frankly, I would revoke the nursery license that you were granted because the fact that you own an illegal firearm means that you are endangering the lives of the kids and workers who are under your business. Punto final!!!
Please leave that boy alone. They keep painting that boy as a bad citizen. He is a son of my friend and i know them as good citizens.
Are you serious? “They” may be good citizens, but obviously, “he” is not. Good citizens are not involved with illegal firearms or burglary.
You must be voting labor only stupid people would say that.
You commit the wrong crime my friend. Had it been murder or death caused by drunk driving or shooting with intent to kill, you would be a free man all now. And you also have the wrong last name.
I am so sadden to hear and read about him online in this mess. I still have hope that he can turn around and make his life better. I will be praying for you Laudrick. You will always be in my prayers. Now stop and think really hard about your future. I am not giving up on you, well at least NO YET!
Teacher at MSS..taught you English
Two years in jail?What a joke,let’s see how much time he gets for the pending charges…
If his the son of a police and his doing so many
bad things I wonder what a none police son will do. He is not respecting his father a a law enfor
cement office. Lock him up until his case call he
was given a second chance he blew it.
what goes around comes around everyone saying lock him und throw the key.for god sake the boy is only human we all make mistake it could be any one there are so many boy lock up for crimes why youll not talking about them because he is a police son
Just Keep giving the guy bail, the courts have nothing better to do. OUTSIDE CHILD? Nothing else can explain the ridiculous way the courts are dealing with this repeat offender.
Some of them lawyers too wicked that’s y criminals behaving so. May their bones continue to brake from their wicked ways
Next time find a way to give him life without early release. He looks like a zoeroo if you ask me.
Alas poor the man who has to bear that sorry excuse for a son.I am ashamed and embaressed at how Sarge will deal with his son going contra the law.Parents make children,but not their sentiments.Prayers can go a long way,but in the mean time..lock the bastard and throw the key.
he needs a cage and should be fed in there. no walks should be allowed either.
a la the boy is only human
Hate if you want! but for those of us who think people like him will turn their lives around because they were given a thousand chances. yes it can, and has happened but it has to be a commitment and divine intervention for change to happen,sadly those like him continue to make other people`s life a living hell and goes on to commit more crimes and in a worst case kill! cause they do not value their own life therefore is not yours or mine they will value. In that case i blame the court for droping the ball as usual and making a mockery of our system. You WILL BE DAMMED IF YOU DO AND DAMMED IF YOU DONT!
they need to send his behind in jail and forget him there now look like them young men in dominica dont no how to behave i have to stop telling people dominica have wonderful men because you now have to do back ground check before you date in dominica as much as you have to do the same in this america to but befor d/a was ok someone would tell you not any more no one nos anyone any more
son of the police sargeant, repent while in jail boy
But he will not be reading this, so how is he going to repent?
Laudrick Comes from a family where his Dad is a law officer and his Mom is a farmer they struggled with all their Children he has other Siblings, and if the saying is true you may Groom a child to what you may desire their onward life Journey to be but they have the right of choice. I know Laudrick and his attorney was right he did make a turnaround its unfortunate that he got caugjt with the illegal fire arm but was he caught with it administering a harder Crime no so while many are asking to lock him and throw the keys, here is a heads up, Just as Laudrick has his day Yours too will come and how u dig that pit so too you shall fall in it. Merle Hold Strong and stay at the foot of the father all is not Lost, at times God Directs our life in ways we don’t understand keep praying for your son and let God Guide you in this Situation.
You sound so wrong.Read all the crimes he has committed.He may have to learn the hard way.And when people complain about our children….that is where we have to stand up and be strict and correct them,not put hand in fire for them.
Unfortunate he got caught withe the gun? What u wanted that he would go and kill somebody with the gun in his usual way of stealing? get this criminal to jail on a long sentence then try to rehabilitate him
yuck………see those fellas just useless………delinquents……just get rid of them like the trash they are
i know this child i cant believe he turned out this way his brothers and sisters are doing well his dad is a police officer in the country. im shock to see he turned out this way we need to pray for our young men in dominica where are they geting all these guns from thats are question the Government of the country need to ask himself these young men has more dangerous weapons and guns than the police force itself something needs to be done. all these guns traficking be going on in woodfordhill prime minister you need to look into that drug and gun traficking going on cause dominica polce force dont report their guns missing or they have been rubbed so where are these young men getting these dangerous weapons from????????????????
When they think they gangsta and can get away with crimes… lock them up!!!! Let him get a taste of Stockfarm Prison.
I wonder if another lawyer will asked for a third
chance
Anyone with half an eye cN see this boy don’t want to learn his lesson. just put his backside in Jail and leave him there!!!
I agree with you 100%, when they through him in the cell, throw the key in the Atlantic ocean. These guys don’t learn from their mistakes. They just give the place a bad name. GUSH, its sickening.
I mean throw and not “through” so angry when I read the story, it makes me sick.
yes sah,, I guess de boi jus wanna go to jail and taste dem bamboos up dere..
These Lawyers talk lies to the Judges to get their criminal clients released to do more crime so that they can get more money.
The money will do them no good, because in the proces a lot of people are hurting from these criminal acts.
Thats the nature of the game.
oh boy!
lock him up and throw the key.
Bernadette, you’re not one of them lawyers still believing in fairies then?
LORD PLEASE HELP OUR YOUNG MAN. IT IS LIKE THERE IS A FORCE AGAINST OUR DOMINICAN MALE. HELP US FATHER U ARE MIGHTY THAN ALL EVIL. NO WEAPON FORM AGAINST US AND OUR GOD BLESS LAND SHALL PROSPER IN JESUS NAME.