Flowers and Smith walk free from murder charge

Twenty-three year old Edwin “Drive” Flowers and 23 year old Brandon Smith, were today freed after Chief Magistrate Margaret McKenzie struck out the charge against them. The Charges were dropped after the Chief Magistrate agreed with their attorney Dicky Bradly was entered a submission that there was not enough evidence against them to send the matter to the Supreme Court.

Flowers and Smith were two of five men previously charged with the murder of 20 year old Randy Coye.  Last month all five defendants were freed of the murder charges because there was no case file. But less than two days after they were released they were rearrested and charged.

In the case of the other three defendants their matter was committed to the Supreme Court for trial. They are 20 year old Kenroy Humes, 21 year old Leon Gray and 23 year old Deshawn Mena.

Coye was bludgeoned and shot at Lord Ridge Cemetery in October 2009.

| | | | | |