From Left: Wilson Lacrox and Leonard O’Brien outside court.

THE alleged culprits behind the home invasion and gunpoint robbery of a well known psychiatrist were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Leonard O’Brien, 19, and Wilson Lacroix, 20, were flanked by armed policemen as they were escorted into the Nassau and South Streets complex to stand before Deputy Chief Magistrate Constance Delancy on charges of housebreaking, armed robbery and receiving.

It is alleged that the pair, sometime on July 26, broke into Dr. David Allen’s home.

The armed robbery took place around 6.30am at Dr. Allen’s West Bay Street home. Dr. Allen’s daughter and grandchildren were also at home during the invasion, however no one was physically harmed.

It is alleged that they, while armed with a handgun, robbed Dr. Allen of a $1,500 gold Cuban link chain, a $200 gold Seiko watch and a 32-inch TV set valued at $250.

The men are also accused of robbing Marie Allen Caroll of $100 cash, an American passport, a Land wallet that contained bank cards, her Bahamian driver’s license, a PlayStation 4 gaming console and assorted games worth $650, and $1,200 Mac Book Pro laptop and two jewellery boxes that contained $300 worth of assorted jewellery.

Concerning the lesser charge of receiving, it is alleged that the stolen jewellery boxes were found in their possession.

O’Brien, of Market Street, and Lacroix, of Soldier Road, were then charged concerning another home invasion and gunpoint robbery on Fox Hill Road that allegedly occurred three hours before the first incident.

In this arraignment, they were charged with burglary, armed robbery and receiving.

It is alleged that around 3am on July 26, they broke into the house of Dwight Rolle and robbed him of a 2005 Toyota Carolla worth $6,000, a Claro PDC cellphone worth $130 and $10 cash.

They also are accused of being found in possession of all the items relating to the Fox Hill home invasion.

O’Brien and Lacroix were told by the deputy chief magistrate that their matters would be fast-tracked to the Supreme Court for trial when they return to court on August 30.

She said they would only be allowed to enter a plea to the allegations in both cases when they are formally arraigned before a Supreme Court judge.

In the interim, she added, they would be remanded to the Department of Correctional Services without bail. However, they were informed of their right to apply for a bond to the higher court if they desired pre-trial release.

Before they were taken from the courtroom to await transport to prison, their lawyer Glendon Rolle relayed complaints on their behalf concerning the alleged abuse they received while in custody at the Central Detective Unit.

The pair, he alleged, were punched, slapped, kicked and suffocated with plastic bags being put over their heads.

The court ordered they be medically examined and a note of the allegations be put on their files.

By Lamech Johnson, Tribune Staff Reporter

PASTOR Silas Napolean McKinney is to be given a state-recognised funeral on Sunday at Hillview Seventh Day Adventist Church, Tonique Willliams-Darling Highway at 10am, the Cabinet Office announced on Friday.

Pastor McKinney, formerly of Landrail Point, Crooked Island, died on July 16 aged 89. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Ruth, his five children, six grandchildren and two great children.

Viewing for the public will be at Bethel Brothers Morticians, 44 Nassau Street, on Saturday from noon to 6pm and on Sunday from 9am until service time at the Church. The public is invited to attend.

Chavano "Buddy" Hield received his final regular season award for his breakout senior campaign at the University of Oklahoma on Wednesday by the Big 12 Conference. For the second year in a row, the 6'5" guard out of Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama was the recipient of the prestigious Big 12 Athlete of the Year Award.

Last season, Hield averaged 25 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, becoming just the third player in Big 12 history to average at least 25 points and five rebounds per game. Shooting 50 percent from the field and 45 percent from behind the three-point line, Hield led the Oklahoma Sooners to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Final Four, earning consensus national player of the year honors. Hield left college as the Big 12's all-time leading scorer and the Sooners second best scorer of all-time. He ended his career as a two-time Big 12 Player of the Year.

Last month, the New Orleans Pelicans selected Hield with the sixth overall pick in the National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft. He was voted by Big 12 league coaches as Big 12 Player of the Year for the second consecutive season and was a consensus first-team All-American. Hield was the recipient of the 2016 Wooden Award, Naismith Trophy and Oscar Robertson Trophy as the national player of the year, the first Oklahoma player to sweep the national honors since Blake Griffin in 2009. Additionally, he picked up player of the year awards by The Sporting News and CBS Sports, and was the winner of the 2016 Jerry West Award as the nation's top shooting guard.

Most recently, Hield received an ESPY as the top male college athletes of the 2015-16 season.

Hield was a starter in all 105 of Oklahoma's games his final three seasons. Hield, a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award, graduated in May with a degree in human relations. He was named a Sooner Scholar six times and has been on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll twice. As a junior, Hield became the first player in the then-19-year history of the Big 12 to be named player of the year, lead the league in scoring and be named to the academic all-conference first team.

Randy Smith, Guardian Sports Reporter

The Cabinet Office has announced that a State-Recognized Funeral will be held for Pastor Silas Napolean McKinney on Sunday, 31 July, 2016 at Hillview Seventh Day Adventist Church, Tonique Willliams-Darling Highway.

In addition, viewing for the general public will be at Bethel Brothers Morticians, #44 Nassau Street on Saturday, 30 July, 2016 from 12 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. and on Sunday, 31 July, 2016 from 9.00 a.m. until service time at the Church.

The general public is invited to attend.

By The Cabinet Office

Source: Bahamas Information Services