A magistrate has postponed a ruling in the case of Police Officer Karim Warner, extending his two-year legal battle into next month.
Warner is charged over a 3 December 2022 incident near the Emerald Cove Resort in Willikies, where he allegedly fired 12 rounds at a white Toyota Mark X occupied by two people during a dispute over a leased vehicle.
He initially faced counts of discharging a firearm in a public place and assaulting both occupants, and pleaded not guilty to all charges. Prosecutors later withdrew the assault counts. The matter was further complicated when the male complainant did not appear for trial and formally withdrew from the case.
Despite those developments, Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel allowed the firearms charge to proceed. After the prosecution closed its case, defence attorney Andrew O’Kola entered a no-case submission, arguing prosecutors had not met the evidentiary threshold. The magistrate rejected that submission, and the trial continued to conclusion.
With evidence now closed, Warner is set to hear the court’s decision on 1 October.
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Longest case in the history of this island
The driver of the vehicle should be call in for questioning, because he is the main cause of the incident…
To Vena
All now Ray John’s Case cannot be called
He should be help accountable for his actions and dealt with serverly as this practice of discharging a firearm in public places without reasonable explanation has become a norm for officers in recent times , we cannot be safe with these government outlaws in uniform continue to abouse their authority..
All you have strong for he, what about the other one that did worst
Of course verdict delayed. He is a police officer
And when the date comes it will be delayed again. Antigua and barbuda 🇦🇬
If they can’t clamp down on police crimes? How can are we gonna clamp down on simple civilian crimes…. you have to start from the
head 💯