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Two plead guilty in turtle poaching incident
Two men have pleaded guilty to taking a green sea turtle — a protected species — from the South Sound Marine Park.
The incident happened in January and resulted in the animal’s death.
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Man jailed for shooting construction-site security guard
Javon Antonio Johnson has been sentenced to 11 years and four months in prison for shooting a security guard at a West Bay construction site.
Johnson, 23, had pleaded guilty to possessing an illegal firearm with intent to endanger life.
He had originally also been charged with attempted murder, but shortly before the start of a scheduled trial, the Crown accepted his guilty plea in relation to the illegal firearm offence and offered no evidence on the other charge.
Prior to passing sentence, on Friday, 5 Sept., Grand Court Acting Justice Ben Tonner described how, at around 1:30am on 22 Feb. this year, Johnson had approached the security guard at the Birch Tree Hill Road building site.
