Cops on murder charge to return to court in July
Published:Friday | March 22, 2024 | 12:11 AMTanesha Mundle/Staff Reporter
THE THREE policemen implicated in the July 2022 murder of a St Andrew tiler, who had reported them for alleged bribery, are scheduled to return to the Home Circuit Court on July 23 for the continuation of a case-management hearing on Tuesday.
Corporal Miguel Eubanks and Constables Kemar Dennis and Purcell Carter are facing murder and bribery charges in the July 16 shooting death of 49-year-old Phillip Wallace of Green Glide Close in the parish.
Yesterday, when the matter was mentioned, the court was informed that the case file was not complete.
Justice Vinette Graham-Allen, in the meantime, authorised a production order for five telephone numbers. She also ordered that the ballistic certificate be submitted on or before the court date.
The policemen’s bail was extended for them to return to court in July.
Reports are that on July 16, about 10:41 a.m., Wallace was standing in the community when a white Toyota Axio motor car drove up. The three accused lawmen reportedly exited the vehicle and fired multiple shots at Wallace, killing him.
It is further reported that the accused men also shot at Wallace’s companion, but she escaped without injury.
Alleged extortion
The accused policemen are alleged to have requested money from Wallace following a raid a few days earlier.
The policemen had reportedly arrested Wallace, who was in possession of half a pound of ganja, but requested $150,000 to drop the matter.
A sum of $15,000 was allegedly paid over to the cops, but they allegedly charged Wallace and demanded that he pay the remainder of the requested sum in order for the matter not to proceed to court.
Wallace, however, made a report to the Constant Spring police, and an investigation was launched into the allegations.
Shortly after, he was shot and killed.
Following investigations, the policemen were arrested and charged.
Eubanks is represented by attorneys-at-law John Jacobs, Courtney Rowe, and Lynden Wellesley, while Dennis is represented by Peter Champagnie, KC, and Richard Lynch.
Carter is represented by Valerie Neita Robertson, KC, and Kymberli Whittaker.