Micah Lee Williams Remanded on Drug Trafficking Charge

BELIZE CITY, Thurs. March 11, 2010

Micah Lee Williams, 25, who was wanted by the Police since March 2 in connection with an alleged drug bust appeared in the #5 Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, March 9, with a bullet wound in his right shoulder. Williams was charged with drug trafficking for 8.9 kilograms of cannabis which the Police alleged was thrown out of a pickup truck Williams and two other persons were reportedly in. Williams pled not guilty to the charge.

He told the Magistrate, Albert Hoare, that the bullet is still in his shoulder and that the Police did not take him to a doctor to have the bullet removed. Magistrate Hoare made a note of what Williams said and he noted that Williams should be taken to the hospital to see a doctor. He denied Williams bail and remanded him into custody until March 15.

Last week Williams’ brother, Denroy Williams and Shawn Whittaker, were charged with the same offence. They both pled not guilty and they were remanded into custody until March 15.

The incident occurred at a police road block in Hattieville at Mile 16 on the Western Highway. The driver of the pick-up tried to escape the road block when shots were fired by the Police. Denroy Williams and Whittaker were apprehended shortly afterwards.

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