The quartet accused of the February 17 aggravated robbery at Dee’s Service Station and murder of Dorothy Prince appeared in St John’s Magistrate’s Court, Tuesday morning, to be formally charged. Pictured from left in long sleeves is Police Constable Gideon Jackson, former Antigua & Barbuda Defence Force soldier Timorie Elliotte, in stripes Deon Thomas and with plaited hair Omari Phillip - appeared before Chief Magistrate Joanne Walsh Tuesday, and the matter was dealt with before the usual 9 am opening of the court. (Photo by Thaddeus Price)
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – An attack on the police constable jointly charged with aggravated robbery and murder by one of his co-accused has forced his attorney to appeal to the authorities for a safe place to detain the officer.
Reports indicate that Constable Gideon Jackson was set upon as the men, who were remanded yesterday, were collecting their prison materials. He was not physically hurt in the incident, sources said.
Vere Bird III will now attempt to secure his client’s safety.
The 26-year-old officer is on remand for the murder of gas station attendant Dorothy Prince as well as for aggravated robbery of several attendants at Dee’s Service Station on February 17.
Also charged with the murder and aggravated robbery are Deon Thomas and ex-defence force soldier Timorie Elliotte. A fourth man, Omari Phillip, is also charged with aggravated robbery.
Prison officers and members of the Task Force were at the court as a security measure to avert public disruption. Scores converged outside the High Street courthouse for a glimpse of the accused.
The quartet is set to return to court for committal on May 21.
Prince, 40, sustained several gunshots during the robbery. She died at Mount St John’s Medical Centre a day later.
Well its so shameful to know, that Police Officers are taking part in criminal acts of robbery and killing with a firearm!! what is the Antigua Police Force coming to? So maybe alot of these unsolve crimes that took place in Gray’s Farm, such as the one which a Shop Keeper was robbed at gun point just opposit of the Gray’s Farm Police Station and the other on Love Lace Road where a mask man entered a shop and shot a man. maybe allegedly that these two robberies could have done by this same Officer who is envolved in the robbery of Dee’s Service Station, and the killing of Dorothy Prince. So why is he asking for protection now, when he was the one that was supposed to be protecting the public. I hope he dies in jail.
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Vanassa, 1735 is the address for the prison in Antigua. And to this police officer, why should you get protection for your cowardly act? Only a coward shoots an unarmed person be they female or male. Where was Ms. Prince’s protection? Even tho this phrase has mostly been misquoted or taken out of context, this time I will be wholly ignorant and say “Eye for an eye”. So you live, so shall you die!!! You and your accomplices have taken something that saying sorry won’t ever, ever make right. I’ll pray for you, because in the end, you are still a child of God. But my most fervrant prayers will be in ernest for Ms. Prince’s Family & Friend.
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where is1735
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Why is he asking for protection after he allegedly shot this woman.
It was his duty to “protect and serve” and he failed to do so. He should have thought of the consequences before he and his gang palnned to hold up the gas station and killed this inocent woman. I think this police officer and his gang should be remanded in 1735 just like all the other criminals and take whatever is dished out to him by the other prisoners. Maybe he never thought he would have been caught. I wonder if he returned to work the follwing day?
NO SPECIAL TREATMENT SHOULD BE METED OUT TO HIM; LET HIM REMAIN IN 1735.
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well i think that if they put him up at the station it would be rather unfair they do the crime so let them also do the time. right a right and wrong a wrong after every action there’s a reaction.
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He has not been found guilty yet. Are we not civilized?
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That lady could have been my sister , your sister , your fiend .. Its so sad and the children have no mother now . if lawmen are a part of this, system needs to be revised because who can the public trust. Send them all to 1735 and the death penalty needs to be in placed again . This is a senseless crime and should be punished to the maximum.
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It’s amazing how quickly this man is trying to play victim.”Oh I have been attacked and fear for my safety.” Well Mr Police man where were you when Miss Prince was attacked? Where were you as a police officer to protect her and look about her safety? No need to answer, because you were there all along. Yes as the main culprit and mastermind. You should be ashamed to have ever been apart of the police force.
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where is 1735
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I think the death penality should be re-introuduced, this was selfish of them to take from those 2 kids their mother, why should tax payers have to feed them?
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Safe place my fess! Let him stay in there and take his blows…
family and friends of the deceased were attacked too by the senseless killing. He shouls have known better… but i wanna see how this one goes
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let see the safe place,i just hope its not the police station.i would love to see that then i would be convince theirs a conspiracy from top to bottom.probably thats the reason they are behaving like this,because they know they will be housed at station.hope they ring him
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