Fifty-two year old Adlai Stephenson a resident of Tigris St. allegedly attempted to burn down his residence. Today he was charged with attempted arson when he appeared in court. He was offered a bail of $3,500 by Magistrate Dorothy Flowers and adjourned his case until August 4th. Unable to make bail, he was sent to prison. The incident occurred at around 7 on Tuesday morning when Andeen Cooper, Stephenson’s sister, reported to police that he tried to burn down her two story home.
36 year old Simona Bacab who lives nearby said that she saw Stephenson pour liquid from a plastic water bottle onto a sofa and light it on fire. Bacab and her daughter rushed over, dragged the sofa away from the house, and doused it with water. Bacab then called police who arrested Stephenson when they arrived at the scene.
Taximan Busted with 25 Pounds of Weed
It’s not quite a “three o’clock roadblock,” but it’s close enough as Brian Morieira, a taxi-driver of San Ignacio was allegedly busted with almost 25 pounds of cannabis before 6:00 this morning at a police checkpoint. Today he was charged with drug trafficking when he appeared in Belize City Magistrate’s Court. The court could not offer him bail, due to the volume of weed he was caught with. Magistrate Sharon Fraser remanded him into custody until August 13th.
Around 5:40 am Morieira was traveling from San Ignacio to Belize City when he was stopped at a police check point between miles 25 and 26 on the Western Highway. Police reported that when he was approaching they saw him throw a bag into the bushes, and when they retrieved it they found that it was stuffed with 11.25 kilos of cannabis. The bust was made by a Special Patrol Unit.
