Twenty three year old Roy Bennett Jr, charged with the murder of 17 year old Michelle Cattouse, was freed of the charge today in the court of Justice Adolph Lucas when a nolle pros was entered, indicating that the prosecution does not wish to proceed.
Crown Counsel Keisha Williams entered the nolle pros because the witnesses who were crucial to the case made themselves unavailable.
Cattouse, who resided at 198 Neal Pen Road, was shot and killed around 1:30 a.m on February 9, 2008. She and four other persons, three young men and a 17 year old girl, were returning home from Putt Putt Bar and were near Belcan Bridge when a grey Toyota Camry car drove by and stopped about 20 yards from them.
According to an eyewitness, a lone gunman wearing a white stocking on his head with his mouth covered by a white rag fired several shots at them from the car as they ran. Cattouse was shot in her chest, her left knee, her heel and her thigh. She died on the spot.
The other four persons were also shot but their injuries were minor. Bennett was also charged with 4 counts of attempted murder and 4 counts of use of deadly means of harm but those charges were withdrawn. Bennett was represented by attorney Arthur Saldivar.
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