The Tribune

By FARRAH JOHNSON

Tribune Staff Reporter

fjohnson@tribunemedia.net

A RETIRED petty officer yesterday testified how Able Seaman Jevon Seymour stopped by his nightclub on the morning Petty Officer Percival Perpall was shot dead at Government House.

Seymour is charged with the shooting death of PO Perpall, along with the attempted murders of Marine Seamen Calvin Hanna and Ellis Rahming.

According to reports, the three men were attacked while on duty at Government House when a lone assailant entered their guardroom and opened fire on them around 2.30am on April 28, 2019.

Seymour has maintained his not guilty plea during his trial before Senior Justice Bernard Turner.

A day after the accused chose to enter the witness box and give evidence under oath, his final witness took the stand.

Retired Petty Officer Steve Brown said he recalled when Seymour drove his car to his nightclub around 3.20am on the morning in question, to ask him if he was closed. He said he told the accused he was “closed for the night” and that he would have to come back the next day.

He also said he was locking the doors of his club when Seymour approached and claimed he had a video recording of the accused “pulling” up to his club and opening his car door to speak with him.

When he was cross-examined by prosecutor Terry Archer, Mr Brown said he had known Seymour for about 10-12 years, although he “did not work with him directly”.

He also said he did not know where Seymour was between 2am and 2.30am on the morning in question.

After Mr Archer suggested he and Seymour were friends, Mr Brown stated he was also friends with PO Perpall.

When asked why he didn’t report the information he knew to police at the time of the incident, Mr Brown said he spoke to “Defence Force intelligence” concerning the matter.

During his testimony, Petty Officer Atama Bowe said he was at a Carnival function on April 28, 2019. He said he had a sky box at the concert and invited Seymour and some other officers to his section for a few cocktails.

When Seymour took the stand on Wednesday, he said he left his home to attend a Valley Boys Junkanoo party at the Farm around 11pm on April 27, 2019. He said it was a “celebration all night” and people were “drinking and smoking cigars.” He also said he had a WhatsApp status video of himself “chilling and enjoying” himself at the Farm around 1.30am on the morning in question.

Seymour claimed he had left the Junkanoo party around 2.30am with his co-worker Marine Seaman Percentie to head to a soca concert at Breezes resort. He said he ended up seeing two of his co-workers in a skybox at the event and joined them for a “few more drinks”.

The court was told that the accused left the concert around 3.15am. Seymour said he then travelled east towards Goodman’s Bay, before riding downtown past Commonwealth Bank and a night club and making his way towards the Wulff Road traffic light. The accused said after he dropped his co-worker home, he continued onto Robinson Road and made his way to his own residence.

Attorneys for both sides are scheduled to deliver their closing addresses today.