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| Thursday, 15 March 2012 13:20 | |||
 Police have identified a man who is believed to have drowned March 14 in a swimming pool on Providenciales. Benston Williams, 43, an immigration officer, was discovered floating in a swimming pool at Clareece Been Apartments in Juba Sound at about 4:15 p.m. He was treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre, where he pronounced dead at 5:10 p.m. Police are investigating. Grand Turk man sentenced to 16 months for fighting A Grand Turk man has been jailed for 16 months after being found guilty of wounding, fighting in a public place and common assault, police said. The wounding and fighting in a public place charges against Reron Williams related to an incident at a wedding reception in October. Williams got into an argument with Omar Harvey. An altercation followed, with Williams inflicting seven stab wounds to his victim. In a separate case, Williams was also found guilty of common assault on Kristan Williams at Rankin Joe’s Night Club in December. Man convicted of selling stolen goods to owner A man who sold stolen items back to their owner has been given a suspended jail sentence, police said. Drexel Wilson of West Road, Grand Turk, pleaded guilty March 13 to the handling stolen goods for selling a set of poker chips for $20 to Robert Tucker. On examination of the chips, Tucker realised they actually belonged to him and had been stolen from his premises a few days earlier. Wilson was given a 12-month suspended sentence and ordered to pay $300 immediately and $646 within 28 days. For daily detailed crime reports and other police information, visit the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force website at www.tcipolice.tc.
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