Published 14 May 2024
Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source
ROBERTS & DUNCAN PLEAD TO MANSLAUGHTER, TO BE SENTENCED FOR JANUARY 2021 McKNIGHT DOUBLE HOMICIDES
On May 10, 2024 during a trial in the Criminal Assizes at the High Court in Basseterre, Tabari Roberts and Jelani Duncan pleaded guilty to Manslaughter related to the homicides of teenagers Lamonte Heyliger and Jahquan Merritt. The case stems from events on January 11, 2021, when Heyliger and Merritt were fatally shot at Lower Thibou Avenue, McKnight. The Police first arrested and charged Tabari Roberts for murder on January 15, 2021, followed by Jelani Duncan on January 29, 2022. This incident marked the first two homicides of 2021. The arrests were the result of an intensive investigation into the shootings, which occurred at a shed where Heyliger, Merritt, and others were present.
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