About 4 and a half years ago, Albert Hoare Senior made our evening news. He's the father of the sitting Magistrate, Albert Hoare Jr., and for 7 years and counting, he's been caught up in a seemingly bitter dispute with his sister and her children over their deceased father's land in Camalote Village.
Back in July 2016, it was news because information became public that questionable documents materialized out of the Lands Department saying that his sister and her children were suddenly the only owners of the property.
Albert Senior was effectively being excluded from his father's land, and so, he and his loved ones began to press for the title to be revoked. The situation was never rectified, and so, the tension between the two sides has been consistently building.
Several days ago, there was yet another confrontation between the two sides, and Albert Hoare's side of the family reached out to us to follow up on the situation. Our Daniel Ortiz has been reviewing the provided documents, and he has put together this story:
Alyson Coye - Nephew of Albert Hoare Sr.
"Come out!"
Albert Hoare Sr - Senior Citizen
"Look."
Alyson Coye
"Shoot! Shoot! I want you to shoot."
Albert Hoare Sr.
"You shut your [expletive] mouth, [you] hear?"
Alyson Coye
"Shoot! (throws a coconut). I want you to shoot. Shoot! See where you're going for the rest of your [expletive] life at Hattieville. Shoot man!"
These men should be close family relatives. 79-year-old Albert Hoare Sr. Alyson Coye's uncle, but they are at odds because these two sides of the family are locked in a bitter dispute over a piece of land in Camalote.
The best information is that the land once belonged to the late George Hoare Sr. The now-deceased George Sr. was a leaseholder, and he raised all of his children, including Albert Hoare Sr. and Isabel Hoare, who is the mother of Alyson Coye.
George Hoare Senior's lease expired, and so, Albert Hoare Sr., went to the Lands Department in January 2013 to apply for a lease to these 15 acres. He was told that he needed a number of documents to get it done. The process was supposed to take place over the course of several months.
But, somehow, on July 11th, 2013, Isabel Hoare, sister of Albert Sr., managed to get a lease to the entire parcel of land on her behalf, as well as her children, including Alyson Coye. It was done without the knowledge of Isabel's other siblings, who found out after the fact.
In April 2014, Gaspar Vega, the then Minister of Natural Resources, canceled that lease.
On May 28th, 2014, Wilbert Vallejos, the then Lands Commissioner, explained in a letter to Isabel Hoare why they had to cancel it. He said, quote, "Your application was improperly processed. You never submitted your father's death certificate, and the lease was issued to you against the recommendation of the officer who did an inspection and noted that your brother, Albert Hoare, and sister, Rosita Hoare, also have some interest on the land left by your father… This matter is to be referred to probate at the Supreme Court so that an Administrator can be appointed and dispose of your father's estate in a manner that is fair to all concerned. Until we hear from a court-appointed administrator of your father's estate, we will consider the land to remain in the estate of George Hoare" End quote.
Even though the Lands Department recognized that several of George Hoare Senior's children had a claim to his estate, in August 2015, some magical wand was secretly waved inside the Lands Department. And, again without the knowledge of the entire family, a full title was issued to his George Senior's daughter, Isabel Hoare, and her children. The new paper owners to the land include Wilhem Coye, Emogene Coye, Alyson Coye, and Isabel's common-law husband, Secundino Coye. Who died in October 2011.
Again, the then Lands Commissioner, Wilbert Vallejos investigated the matter, and on March 10th, 2016, he made these recommendations. He said, quote,
"That the Registrar be granted authority to revoke the Land Title issued to Ms. Isabel Hoare. That after that land title has been revoked, that a survey of the parcel be conducted to excise the portion where Mr. Albert Hoare's residence is. And That the remainder of the land after surveys be mutated, and a land title issued to Ms. Isabel Hoare and children." End quote.
Vallejos also thought that it was important to find out from Albert Hoare Sr. if he would accept compensation from Isabel Hoare for his investment in the land.
None of this was ever done and so, the disputed title still stands. We understand that the Coye side of the family has been using this questionable title as their authority in their attempts to drive Albert Hoare Sr. off the property.
It has led to persistent confrontations like this one. Albert Sr. and his son, Richard, went to his farm to do some work, and that's when they encountered Alyson Coye.
Alyson Coye - Nephew of Albert Hoare Sr.
"I hope you put that on video you took. You are pulling a gun. Come."
Albert Hoare Sr.
"You are driving the man out of his own place."
Alyson Coye
"Point the camera on your dad who has the gun. Watch will catch you. You don't learn."
Albert Hoare Sr.
"You [expletive]."
Alyson Coye
"Shoot, man. Shoot, you have the gun. Shoot what are you waiting for?"
And, from the perspective of the immediate family members of Albert Hoare Sr., the police always seem ready to treat him as the guilty party in these confrontations. Police were called in for this particular confrontation, and after a senior officer reviewed this very same video clip, he was released without charges.
The following day, another group of officers came to detain him a second time, and although his son, Richard, tried to explain that there is video proof that he did nothing wrong, the officers weren't interested.
So, Richard recorded the second detention. You can see the officer holding Albert Senior's rifle.
Of important note is that the Coye side of the family has also complained against Albert Hoare Senior. They made a counter-claim that Albert Hoare Senior tried to remove them off the land, and deprive them of their rights to it.
In a lawyer later dated April 2, 2014, Andrea McSweaney McKoy, the attorney for the Coye side of the family, wrote to Albert Hoare Sr. In that correspondence, she says that she is representing Isabel Hoare, Emogene Coye, Alyson Coye, Wilhem Coye, and Secundino Coye, who are quote, "the lawful leaseholders of the property." End quote.
In that letter, the attorney says she was instructed that around July 2013, Albert Hoare asked for permission to live on the property on the basis that he had nowhere else to go. The Coye side of the family says that they consented to Albert Hoare Senior living there, and they even "allowed" him to construct a small home on the property.
That lawyer letter goes on to say, quote, "Recently you, acting either alone or through your agents, have challenged the title or entitlement of our clients to the property, denied our clients access to portions of the property, including their cattle ranch, arranged for police to detain for six hours, one of our clients on the fabricated allegations that you own or are entitled to the property, and that our clients have trespassed thereon, and have threatened them with violence and bodily harm. Our clients have expressed great regret and disappointment at the result of their kindness." End Quote.
