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Horse And Others Still Waiting For PI
posted (January 27, 2014)
30 year-old Jermaine "Horse" Garnett, his 23 year-old step-son, Cassian Bennet, and 35 year-old Kenneth Barrow will have to wait until Friday for the Chief Magistrate to determine whether or not they will have to stand trial in the Supreme Court.

Viewers may remember that on last week Wednesday, the Preliminary Inquiry started for these men. The issue at this time is that the main witness is believed to have left the jurisdiction, and police can't locate her. She has fingered all 3 men as the shooters who killed 19 year-old Raheem Requena in her statement to police, the prosecution's case against the men is at a crossroads.

Attorneys for all 3 accused submitted that even if that main witness could be located, the evidence she would give is flawed because in her account, there are discrepancies of line of sight and visibility.

Today, Chief Magistrate Ann Marie Smith, decided that in order to make a proper ruling on this inquiry, she must visit the scene herself. The court, therefore, will make a locus visit on Friday, and after that, the men will know the Chief Magistrate's decision on their inquiry.

These men are accused of the December 2012 shooting death of Raheem Requena.

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