By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A 33-year-old man has been found unanimously guilty of the 2012 murder of Dennis Tynes, 25, near East Street.
Justice Guillimina Archer-Minns presided as the trial of Daniel Delroy Rolle ended yesterday.
Rolle appeared crestfallen after the nine-person jury delivered its verdict.
Prior to Rolle’s conviction, Justice Archer-Minns said Rolle was of good character as this was his first time before the court and he had no other convictions.
The prosecution argued the convict shot the deceased multiple times in his face while he was working on a car behind Needles Inn Restaurant & Bar on Lincoln Blvd off East Street on January 15, 2012.
Rolle confessed to the crime in a subsequent police interview.
A female witness testified that she saw Rolle commit the crime and said that she knew it was him because the two used to hang out. She also claimed she was only a few feet away from the shooter.
However, there were inconsistencies in her description of the suspect, as she flipped between describing him as light-skinned and dark-skinned during her testimony.
Rolle maintained his innocence throughout the trial.
He testified that he was forced to give a confession under duress. He claimed that officers beat and choked him until he said what they wanted in the interview.
While the prosecution failed to obtain video footage of that interview, they maintained that Rolle made his confession of his own free will.
Rolle’s defence also claimed that multiple witnesses said the suspect was light-skinned, while Rolle is a dark-skinned person.
Rolle will be remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services until he returns to court for his probation report on February 12, 2025.
Following the conclusion of the trial, Justice Archer-Minns thanked the jury for their service and wished them a happy holiday.
Calvin Seymour represented the accused.
The prosecution’s team consisted of Destiny Morley, Vashti Bridgewater, Kristian Beneby and Maesha Saunders.
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