Ham Remanded To Prison on Aggravated Assault Charge

BELIZE CITY, Wed. Feb. 24, 2010

Michael Young, 25, a.k.a. “Ham”, a resident of #165 West Canal Street, one of two persons who the Police alleged pointed a firearm at Dennis Tillett, 24, was charged with aggravated assault when he appeared in the #1 Magistrate’s Court on Monday, February 22. Young pled not guilty to the charge. The Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie explained to him that the Court could not offer him bail because the offence was committed with a firearm. She remanded him into custody until April 14.

The incident occurred on Saturday, February 20. Tillett, a Tour Guide of #7379 Elston Kerr Street, reported to the Police that he was on Antelope Street Extension conversing with some friends when his attention was drawn to a dark complexioned man known to him as Anthony “Tonao” Soberanis. Tillett said Soberanis pulled a pistol from the waist of his pants and pointed it at him. Tillett said he ran towards the cemetery and he met Young who also pulled out a pistol and pointed it at him. Tillett said he ran into a neighbor’s yard and jumped a fence and while he was doing so he heard several shots behind him.

The second suspect, Soberanis, is still at large.

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