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Rasheed Hyde And His Accomplice/Dad Get Bail
posted (December 15, 2017)
A week ago, we told you how Rasheed Hyde was charged with attempted murder for the shooting of his cousin, Russell Hyde Jr. Well tonight, Rasheed Hyde and his alleged accomplice and father, Michael Mendoza are out on bail. You heard right, Michael Mendoza, formerly Hyde is not only the alleged accomplice, but also the father of the accused.

Their attorneys, Herbert Panton and Leeroy Banner, applied for Supreme Court bail before Justice Adolph Lucas today. After hearing their arguments, as well as the input from Senior Crown Counsel Sheneiza Smith, Justice Lucas granted them both bail of $10,000. It comes with the conditions that they have to attend all adjournments; they must report to the San Ignacio Police every Friday; and that they are not to interfere with the prosecution's witnesses, particularly, the victim, Rasheed's cousin. In fact, they are not to go within 100 yards of him.

Russel Hyde was shot on December 4th, at a meat shop in San Ignacio Town. His grandmother said that he was lured there, and that the shooters waylaid him.

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