By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was denied bail after being accused of aiding in a murder attempt last year.
He was denied bail after the prosecution showed evidence that he had rented the getaway vehicle.
Antonio Thompson, 23, allegedly aided in the attempted killing of Theo Williams in New Providence on March 24.
In his initial bail application, Thompson admitted he had pending murder charges for the death of Sean Augustin in 2018.
After reviewing the evidence, Justice Gomez sided with the prosecution, concluding he is reasonably suspected of being involved in the crime because he rented the getaway vehicle.
“The Crown produced three witness statements in support of their objection to bail,” she said. “The crux of the evidence against the applicant is that he rented a vehicle used by the individuals who shot at Theo Williams.
“However, the applicant was not identified in any of the statements as one of the shooters. He was identified by one of the witnesses in one of the statements as the individual who paid to rent the vehicle, a black Nissan Cube, during the period when the offence was committed. Another witness confirmed that he saw individuals exit a black Nissan Cube and shoot at Theo Williams.”
• A MAN allegedly involved in a plot to kill a police officer was granted bail while awaiting trial for that and other murder charges yesterday.
Roger Wallace, 30, made a bail application before Justice Camille Darville Gomez on a charge of conspiracy to commit murder.
Wallace and others allegedly conspired to murder Sergeant Raphael Miller on March 13.
At the time of this alleged offence, Wallace was on bail accused of murder. He is accused of causing the deaths of Navarda Nairn and Antone Brown in 2021. The bail applicant also allegedly attempted to kill police officers SGT Seymour and PC McKenzie last May.
In his initial application, Wallace acknowledged he had pending charges before the court beyond the conspiracy charge.
Despite the prosecution’s objection to the defendant’s bail because of his extensive list of pending charges, Justice Weech Gomez granted him bail, citing the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. She also noted that the prosecution failed to adequately show that Wallace was at risk of missing his trial date.
Wallace’s bail was set at $30,000 with two sureties on condition he is fitted with a monitoring device and signs in at the Grove Station every Wednesday and Friday by 6pm. The accused is also expected to surrender his passport and obey a 10pm to 6am residential curfew.
Wallace was warned not to interfere with the witnesses.
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