The Tribune

TWO men who deny being involved in the 2008 armed robbery and attempted murder of an American police officer vacationing in the Bahamas faced another delay in their appeal.

Ebenezer Sherman, 22, and Bradley Saunders, 25, appeared in the Appeal Court yesterday hoping to have their convictions for the shooting and attempted robbery of John Casper Jr overturned.

However, Sherman’s attorney - Roberto Reckley - asked the court for additional time to submit his arguments to the court concerning the appeal.

Justices Christopher Blackman, Stanley John and Abdulai Conteh asked the attorney why he had not filed his submissions after being granted a two-month adjournment.

Mr Reckley, an attorney at Acting Supreme Court Justice Wayne Munroe’s firm, first apologised for not having been able to file his submissions before explaining that his boss’s current focus resulted in him dealing with matter along with his own matters.

Justice Conteh advised Mr Reckley that the firm, Munroe and Associates, should ensure that there was an easy handover of matters given the circumstances.

The matter was adjourned to January 28, 2013.
Sherman and Saunders stood trial in September 2010.

It was claimed that on May 14, 2008 they attempted to murder New Jersey police officer John Casper in the Cable Beach area.

It was further claimed the pair tried to rob Joan Algios during the attack.

Casper was shot in the chest when he tried to stop the attempted armed robbery on Ruby Avenue, near the home of Prime Minister Perry Christie.

Sherman was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to 25 years at Her Majesty’s Prison.

Both Sherman and Saunders were convicted on the attempted armed robbery charge.