Crime
Four Men Acquitted of 2014 Bridgetown Arcade Burglary Charges
Four men accused of a 2014 aggravated burglary in Bridgetown were released after the complainants no longer wished to pursue the case. The charges were dismissed by the court.
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Four men accused of the 2014 aggravated burglary of a Bridgetown arcade walked free from the No. 2 Supreme Court on Tuesday after the complainants indicated they were no longer interested in pursuing the matter.
They are 36-year-old Joshua Dale Medford of Lot 3, #56 Kensington Lodge, St Michael; Denmar McCarthy Saffrey, 37, of Smith Corner, Sargeants Village, Christ Church; Obrian David Barnes, 38, of #203 Pondside Bay Street, St Michael; and Lance Ryan Padmore, 40, of Fairfield Cross Road, Black Rock, St Michael.
They were jointly charged with entering as trespassers the Pool Hall on Marhill Street on March 24, 2014, and stealing one digital video recorder valued at $73 319.55 belonging to Winning Streak Incorporated, and that they had a firearm with them at the time.
They were also accused of stealing one bangle valued at $300, belonging to Carol Corbin; one cell phone valued at $1 600, belonging to Rolan Vanderpool; and a cell phone valued at $500, belonging to Isline Small, on the same date.
When the men appeared before Justice Randall Worrell, Principal State Counsel Oliver Thomas informed the court that the complainants had indicated they no longer had an interest in pursuing the matters.
The judge informed the four that the matter was dismissed and that they were free to go.
