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San Pedro Magistrate Court
Police News
Island female charged with Possession of Controlled Drugs avoids jail time
Despite being arrested and charged with Possession of Controlled Drugs with intent to supply, 38-year-old Osiris Yamileth Tzul avoided jail time after she was arraigned at the San Pedro Magistrate Court and served with a ‘3 Year Suspended Sentence.’ This means she was free to go home under the condition that for the next three years, she must not commit any drug-related offense or otherwise face three years in jail.
Crime & Violence
Reports of sexual assault on the rise in San Pedro Town
Over the past months, reports about sexual offenses seemed to have slightly increased in San Pedro Town. Three recent events have raised many eyebrows on the island due to their nature. These unpleasant incidents involve incest, the rape of a minor, and a former teacher who was charged with three counts of sexual assault.
Police News
Costa Rican national remanded for defrauding Belizean beach resorts
San Pedro Police formally charged 39-year-old Costa Rican national Christopher D'Angelo Alvarado Marchena for "Obtaining Property by Deception, Possession of Counterfeit Currency, and Possession of Controlled Drugs." Marchena was detained after being accused of orchestrating a fraudulent scheme that defrauded two high-end Belizean beach resorts of thousands of dollars in unpaid services.
Crime & Violence
Four arraigned in San Pedro for Irvin Martinez’ murder
On Monday, December 18th, David Gill Lambey, 18, was arraigned at the San Pedro Magistrate Court for the Murder of islander Irvin Enderson Martinez. Martinez, a 28-year-old bartender, was fatally stabbed on Friday, December 15th, after an altercation with Lambey and three other individuals. The other three persons, 22-year-old Zephania Mariano, Zechariah Mariano, and 19-year-old Keyron Lambey, were also arraigned for the charge of Aggravated Assault. They were all remanded to the Kolbe Foundation- Belize Central Prison until their next court date on February 28, 2024.
Crime
Jasmine Hartin is back in San Pedro’s court; case on Common Assault and Drug Possession adjourned
On Wednesday, November 22nd, Canadian National Jasmine Hartin returned to San Pedro’s Magistrate Court for the trial on the charges of Drug Possession and Common Assault. Hartin and her attorney, Arthur Saldivar, hoped to conclude these two legal matters. However, they were adjourned to January 26, 2024, to be heard at the Belize City Magistrate Court.
Crime
Jasmine Hartin misses court hearing on Drug Possession and Common Assault charges
Former San Pedro resident Canadian national Jasmine Hartin, 34, was a no-show at the San Pedro Magistrate Court on Wednesday, August 16th, for her...
Community and Society
Antonio Tepaz arrested and charged for the money missing at San Pedro Solid Waste Management Authority
Police reported on Friday, April 28th, that Antonio Lorenzo Tepaz, 26, was arrested and charged with the crime of Theft in relation to the $30,335 missing from the island’s Solid Waste Management Authority branch. The missing funds were discovered following an audit on the tipping fees collected at the San Pedro garbage transfer station from March 4, 2022, through February 15, 2023.
Police News
Jasmine Hartin drug charge adjourned to August
The San Pedro Magistrate Court case on charges of Possession of a Controlled Drug against Jasmine Hartin was again adjourned on Wednesday, March 15. Hartin is to return to the island court on August 16, 2023.