By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Court Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN accused of murder had his bail request denied yesterday.
Livingston Knowles, 26, represented by attorney Ian Cargill, appeared from the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services before Senior Justice Bernard Turner. There he received a decision on his bail application for a charge of murder.
Knowles is accused of causing the death of Lynhurst Johnson on April 7. It is alleged that around 2pm on the day in question Knowles approached Johnson on a porch at Ragged Island Street and fired several shots in his direction.
Police said after the suspect escaped, they pursued him in the area as he led them on a high-speed chase onto Wulff Road.
The chase ended on Andros Avenue where the suspect was arrested after running into a residence. Officers also collected a firearm, it was reported.
After reviewing his bail application, Justice Turner officially denied his request. Knowles will remain on remand until his next court appearance.
Another man, Prescott Knowles, stood before Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson for a bail decision on a charge of attempted murder.
The court approved Knowles’ bail application granting it to him at $9,900 with one or two sureties. Under the conditions of his bail the accused is to be fitted with an electronic monitoring device and is expected to sign in at Central Station in Grand Bahama every Monday, Wednesday and Friday by 6pm.
Knowles was further instructed not to interfere with witnesses in the matter and to attend court before Magistrate Kendra Kelly on November 28 for service of his voluntary bill of indictment.
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