By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A MAN was acquitted yesterday of the attempted murder of one man at a bar and the subsequent murder of that man’s friend in 2022.
Trevano “Glasses” Greene was found not guilty of both charges before Justice Guillimina Archer Minns.
Mr Greene appeared jubilant and relieved following the verdict, having spent two and a half years on remand awaiting trial.
A jury returned a unanimous 9-0 not guilty verdict on the attempted murder charge.
Justice Minns directed the jury to acquit Mr Greene of the murder charge, ruling that the prosecution had presented no evidence linking him to the fatal shooting.
Mr Greene was accused of attempting to shoot Auldrick Persom outside Yardie’s Bar, located at the intersection of Lazaretto and Carmichael Roads, on August 26, 2022.
He was also accused of fatally shooting Mr Persom’s friend, Welji Noel, on September 10, 2022. Noel was gunned down while walking with a friend on an unnamed road near Lazaretto Road.
Prosecutors alleged that Mr Greene committed the crimes due to a longstanding feud with the two victims.
During the trial, the prosecution claimed that Mr Persom heard three clicks as Mr Greene chased him, prompting Mr Persom to throw a bottle at him.
Although Mr Greene admitted during a police interview to chasing Mr Persom that night, he denied shooting him. He claimed that Mr Persom initiated the confrontation at the bar, after which he pulled a knife on Mr Persom and gave chase.
Mr Persom testified that he was detained and questioned by police for four days in connection with Noel’s death.
Mr Greene was represented by Miranda Adderley.
Prosecutors Shaneka Carey and Myiashia Saunders led the case for the Crown.
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