By PAVEL BAILEY
Tribune Staff Reporter
pbailey@tribunemedia.net
A 17-year-old boy was accused of a near-fatal shooting in Harbour Island recently as a man left his girlfriend’s home.
Prosecutors allege the juvenile, whose name is withheld because he is a minor, shot Byron Bullard in the back with a handgun as he exited a residence on Nesbitt Street around 9.30pm on April 4. The suspect, dressed in black, reportedly fled north.
Bullard was airlifted to New Providence for medical treatment.
That same night, Dextron Percentie, 25, allegedly aided and abetted the shooting. Gerard “Patty” Miller, 21, was accused of helping the suspect evade police later that night.
Earlier this month, Miller and Ceon “uptop” Duncombe, 23, allegedly conspired to murder Bullard.
The juvenile was charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. Percentie was charged with abetment to commit attempted murder.
Miller was charged with accessory after the fact to attempted murder and jointly charged with Duncombe with conspiracy to commit murder.
The accused were not required to enter pleas before Senior Magistrate Algernon Allen Jr. The juvenile was arraigned in the presence of his guardian.
They were told the matter would proceed to the Supreme Court by voluntary bill of indictment and were advised of their right to apply for bail in the higher court.
The adults were remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services, while the juvenile was remanded to its adolescent unit until service of their VBIs on July 31.
Sergeant 3004 Forbes prosecuted. Raquel Huyler, Bryan Bastian and Ian Cargill represented the accused.
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