Three Fined For Handling Stolen Jewelry

BELIZE CITY, Wed. Jan. 13, 2010

Three of four persons charged with handling stolen goods pled guilty to the charge when they appeared today in the #6 Magistrate’s Court. They are Marvin McFoy, 22, a resident of Lavender Street who works as a sideman on a boat; Dwayne White, 21, an office assistant at Sadie Vernon High School and White’s common-law wife, Julia Santos, 21, a teacher at a pre-school. Magistrate Sharon Fraser told them that her initial reaction was to send them to prison to set an example but she decided not to give them a custodial sentence because they have no previous conviction. She fined each of them $500 and gave them until February 15 to pay. If they default on payment they will serve 6 months.

McFoy was found with a gold anklet on January 5. On January 11, the Police found White with one twisted gold bracelet. The following day, January 12, the police found Santos, the mother of a 10 month old baby, with one gold diver medal. The fourth person, Kurt Smith, 27, was allegedly found with one gold bracelet with 4 stones. Smith pleaded not guilty to handling stolen goods. He was released on a bail of $2,000 and his case was adjourned until March 3.

The stolen items that were recovered by the Police were a small portion of the proceeds from a burglary that occurred between 6:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on December 30, 2009. Janine Morrison reported to the Police that her house at #174 Bradley’s Crescent in the Belama Area was burglarized while she was not at home.

The items that were stolen apart from the jewelry included one black HP Laptop computer and one digital camera.

The value of the stolen items amounted to $12,505.

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