On Tuesday 27th July 2016, 20-year-old Kendall Dean of Blue Hills Providenciales was sentenced to three (3) years imprisonment by the Supreme Court after he plead guilty to two (2) counts of Handling Stolen goods.
It was on the evening of Thursday 31st December 2015, a complainant reported to 911 that she was robbed at gunpoint by an unknown male in the area of Dako Yard in Blue Hills. Police were dispatched and investigation began. Taken from the victim was a handbag containing her cellular phone and other items.
On Saturday 2nd January 2016, during a stop and search on Mr. Dean, a cellular phone matching the exact description given by the victim was found in his possession. He told officers that he had just bought the phone from an unknown Haitian man. As a result, he was arrested and was formally charged and cautioned on Wednesday 18th January 2016 for Robbery and Handling Stolen Goods.
The charge of Robbery was withdrawn.
