Persons Charged, Bailed Following Illegal Gathering
Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 25, 2021 (RSCNPF): Three persons were charged, and subsequently received bail, as a result of an illegal gathering that occurred on August 20, 2021.
On August 22, Ramonge Benjamin of Shadwell was charged for the offences of Obstruction; Taking Part in a Public Procession Without the Written Permission of the Chief of Police; Taking Part in a Public March in the Daylight Without a Permit; Taking Part in a Prohibited Procession; Behaving in a Manner with Intent to Provoke a Breach of the Peace and Attending a Mass Gathering to wit a Public Procession. He was also issued with five (5) additional charges for similar offences committed on August 02, 2021. On August 23, Benjamin received bail in the sum of $15,000 with two (2) sureties. His bail conditions are that he is to report to the Basseterre Police Station every Monday between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. and that any breach of the peace will result in the revocation of bail. He is scheduled to appear before the Basseterre Magistrate Court on October 04, 2021.
On August 22, Annivea Hutchinson of St. Paul’s was charged for the offences of Taking Part in a Public Procession Without the Written Permission of the Chief of Police; Taking Part in a Public March in the Daylight Without a Permit; Taking Part in a Prohibited Procession; Behaving in a Manner with Intent to Provoke a Breach of the Peace and Attending a Mass Gathering to wit a Public Procession. On August 23, Hutchinson received bailed in the sum of $15,000.00 with two (2) sureties. Her bail conditions are that she is to report to the Dieppe Bay Police Station every Monday between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. and that any breach of the peace will result in the revocation of bail. She is scheduled to appear before the Basseterre Magistrate Court on October 04, 2021.
On August 21, Pretha Thom of Dorset Village was charged for the offences of Battery of Police; Battery; Resisting Arrest; Obstruction; Malicious Damage and Indecent Language. On August 23, Thom received bail in the sum of $15,000 with two (2) sureties. Her bail conditions are that she is to report to the Basseterre Police Station every Monday between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. and that any breach of the peace will result in the revocation of bail. She is scheduled to appear before the Basseterre Magistrate Court on October 04, 2021.