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Man Charged For Shooting "Horse",To Court
posted (April 25, 2012)
Jermaine Horse Garnett was shot yesterday evening on Freetown Road. Tonight the man who allegedly shot him is behind bars.

Police picked up Gion Gizmo Bernard on George Street yesterday evening - half an hour after the shooting.

They were able to identify him by reviewing the Freetown Drug Store's surveillance Camera. As we understand it, police also got Bernard's cell phone which had incriminating text messages on it. The messages - apparently sent by the persons who hired him to do the shooting - asked if Garnett was dead and how many times he shot him.

But Garnett didn't die, in fact he is at home recovering from a fairly minor injury - and that's because he saw the whole play unfolding. Garnett was parked near the drug store while his wife went inside to buy. He saw Bernard ride past and then - through his rearview mirror - saw him circling back, pulling a gun from his waist.

Garnett, went on the offensive, jumped out of his car, and started to wrestle with Bernard before he could shoot. Bernard still did manage to get off a shot, and Garnett ran down nearby Kelly Street.

As we understand it, the security video shows Bernard trying to shoot him as he ran but the gun misfired.

Garnett was rushed to the hospital with a shot below the armpit and Bernard appeared in court today.

27 year old Bernard, a laborer of Castle Street, was arraigned for 1 count of attempted murder, 1 count of use of deadly means of harm, and 1 count of wounding.

Senior Magistrate Sharon Frazer did not accept any plea from him, and she couldn't grant him bail due to the nature of the offenses. He was remanded to prison until June 8.

Bernard is well known to the police because he has been charged with over 16 offenses in the past - and was convicted at least twice and sent to jail for the theft of license stickers in 2009.

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