By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A BIMINI man was remanded yesterday after he was accused of a string of home burglaries and attacking a police officer on a Family Island.
Magistrate Algernon Allen, Jr, arraigned Gavargo Saunders, 32, on two counts of burglary, assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest, trespassing, unlawfully carrying arms and two counts of possession of dangerous drugs.
Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley arraigned Saunders’ associate, Shantron Sands, 36, with harbouring a criminal.
Saunders is accused of breaking into the residence of Henry Tellez in Bimini Bay on June 20.
He also allegedly broke into the residence of Paulita Ellis-Lyden in Bimini Bay Villas on July 15.
Saunders is accused of trespassing on Phil Jay Lewis’s vessel at slip #19 at Bimini Big Game on July 5.
Finally, on July 16, Saunders was allegedly found carrying a knife and a quantity of marijuana and cocaine on King’s Highway, North Bimini. He is also accused of resisting arrest by Constable 4277 Young and assaulting Sergeant 3705 Thompson.
Sands is also accused of helping Saunders avoid lawful arrest, knowing him to be a burglary suspect, between June 24 and July 16 in Bimini.
Saunders was not required to enter a plea for the burglary charges. While he entered a not guilty plea for the remaining charges, he was told the burglary charges would be moved to the Supreme Court by a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI).
Saunders was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services until he returns to court on September 23 and 24, when his lower court trials will be transferred to Bimini. His VBI will be served on October 10.
Meanwhile, Sands pleaded not guilty to his charge, and the prosecution raised no objection to his bail.
Sands’ bail was set at $3,500 with one or two sureties. He must sign in at the Alice Town Police Station every Friday by 6pm.
Sands will return to court on September 27 in Bimini.
Stanley Rolle represented the accused.
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