By DENISE MAYCOCK
Tribune Staff Reporter
dmaycock@tribunemedia.net
FOUR New Providence men on bail for murder were charged on Monday with a spree of shop break-ins and stealing incidents on Grand Bahama.
Magistrate Charlton Smith charged Kirkland Bullard, 32, Roobens Elusme, 32, Renard Taylor, 28, and Cleophus Smith, 31.
Paco Deal represented Bullard and Elusme.
The men are accused of committing eight offences and stealing over $4,000 between November 24 and December 4.
Between November 24 and 25, the men allegedly broke into the 700 Wines and Spirits on Queens Highway, Freeport, intending to steal.
They are accused of stealing $3,950 from an Island Luck kiosk and breaking into two other establishments, the J&J Plaza and Chances in Hunters, on November 28.
The men also allegedly broke into the Island Luck and the Express Food Mart on Balao Road, Freeport, on December 2 and the Hawksbill Service Station on December 3.
In Freeport on December 4, the men allegedly stole a mobile kiosk valued at $7,000, containing $856 cash, the property of Armelek Fountain.
Taylor pleaded guilty to all eight counts. Bullard, Elusme, and Smith pleaded not guilty.
Prosecutor Fynes accepted Taylor’s guilty plea, but told the court that the prosecution would continue to proceed with charges against the three men.
The prosecutor objected to bail, adding that the three men all have antecedents of a similar nature.
Taylor, a jet ski operator on Cabbage Beach, asked the magistrate to exercise leniency when passing the sentence, adding that he is the father of three young children.
He said he accepted sole responsibility for the crimes. He then told the magistrate that he was on bail in the Supreme Court for conspiracy to commit murder.
Magistrate Smith convicted Taylor and sentenced him to 36 months imprisonment on each count to run concurrently.
Bail was denied to Bullard, Elusme, and Smith. The matters were adjourned to March 26, 2024.
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